Etymology

urinometer

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Today it means: A hydrometer used to measure the specific gravity of urine. Full definition →

English urine ← Middle English uryne ← Latin ūrīna
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  1. Latinūrīna
  2. Middle Englishuryne
  3. Englishurine
  4. English todayurinometer

From urine + -o- + -meter.

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