ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Eudiometry

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Eudiometry is a noun meaning (chemistry, now chiefly historical) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.

Meaning

(chemistry, now chiefly historical) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.

Example Sentences

He also discussed eudiometry, and although Priestley had not achieved a sense of compound in the Lavoisian sense, he didn't make the mistake that Leslie did in assuming that nitrous acid was variable in the proportions of its ingredients.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include audiometry, aerometry, odorimetry, aerology, aeroscopy, auscultation.

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