saccharimeter

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sac·cha·rim·e·ter

 (săk′ə-rĭm′ĭ-tər)
n.
An instrument, such as polarimeter, that indicates the concentration of sugar in a solution.

sac′cha·rim′e·try n.
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saccharimeter

(ˌsækəˈrɪmɪtə)
n
(Chemistry) any instrument for measuring the strength of sugar solutions, esp a type of polarimeter for determining the concentration from the extent to which the solution rotates the plane of polarized light
ˌsacchaˈrimetry n
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sac•cha•rim•e•ter

(ˌsæk əˈrɪm ɪ tər)

n.
a device for determining the strength of sugar solutions by measuring the rotation of the plane of polarized light they produce.
[1870–75]
sac`cha•rim′e•try, n.
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