carbonometer

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noun

An early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness.

OriginEnglish carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

nouncarbonometer (plural carbonometers)

plural carbonometers

  1. obsoletephysicalchemistryAn early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. Englishcarbonometer

From carbon + -o- + -meter.

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APA

carbonometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonometer

MLA

“carbonometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbonometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonometer.

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