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Webster 1913 Edition


Nitrometer

Ni-trom′e-ter

,
Noun.
[
Nitro-
+
-meter
: cf. F.
nitromètre
.]
(Chem.)
An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an azotometer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nitrometer

NITROM'ETER

,
Noun.
[Gr. to measure.] An instrument for ascertaining the quality or value of niter.