Lactodensimeter

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:46:41

Lac`to*den*sim"e*ter (?), n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + E. densimeter.]

A form of hydrometer, specially graduated, for finding the density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed with water or some of the cream has been removed.

 

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