Results for Saccharimeter

An instrument for determining the amount of sugar in a solution; it may be a polarimeter, an hygrometer, or a retort- like device in which the solution is fermented and the amount estimated by the volume of carbonic acid produced. See cut under Einhorn.

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1. Unguis, the horny plate covering the dorsal surface of the distal half of the terminal phalanx of each finger and toe. 2. A slender rod of metal, bone, or other solid substance, employed sometimes in surgery to fasten together the divided extremities of a broken bone. ...