lactometer
A device that estimates the cream content of milk by measuring its specific gravity.
Noun
- A device that estimates the cream content of milk by measuring its specific gravity.
- The lactometer is employed in detecting the adulteration of milk with water; […] - 1948, Joseph Price Remington, Practice of Pharmacy, page 63:
Origin
Etymology tree English lact- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English lactometer From lact- + -o- + -meter.