carbonometer

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English

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Etymology

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From carbon +‎ -o- +‎ -meter.

Noun

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carbonometer (plural carbonometers)

  1. (obsolete, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry) An early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness.