Meanings
nounazotometer (plural azotometers)
plural azotometers
- obsoletechemistryAn apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
The gases passed over a hot roll of copper gauze, then through a weighed calcium chloride tube, which absorbed the water, into an azotometer containing a concentrated solution of potassium hydroxide where the nitrogen was measured.
1885, American Journal of Science, 3rd Series, Volume 30, page 57Synonyms: nitrometer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishazotometer
Translations
Polish azotometr
- azotometrmeter for nitrogen
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APA
azotometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azotometer
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“azotometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azotometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azotometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azotometer.
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