nitrometer

[ nahy-trom-i-ter ]
/ naɪˈtrɒm ɪ tər /

noun

an apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds in a substance or mixture.

Origin of nitrometer

First recorded in 1820–30; nitro- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM nitrometer

ni·tro·met·ric [nahy-troh-me-trik] /ˌnaɪ troʊˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective

Words nearby nitrometer

nitroglycerine, nitrohydrochloric acid, nitrolic, nitromannitol, nitromersol, nitrometer, nitromethane, nitroparaffin, nitrophenol, nitrophilous, nitroprusside test

British Dictionary definitions for nitrometer

nitrometer
/ (naɪˈtrɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring the amount of nitrogen in a substance

Derived forms of nitrometer

nitrometric (ˌnaɪtrəʊˈmɛtrɪk), adjective