gleucometer

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noun

An instrument for measuring the specific gravity and ascertaining the quantity of sugar contained in must.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

noungleucometer (plural gleucometers)

plural gleucometers

  1. An instrument for measuring the specific gravity and ascertaining the quantity of sugar contained in must.

Origin

Compound of gleuco- + -meter, where the first component is taken from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “sweetness”).

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APA

gleucometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleucometer

MLA

“gleucometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleucometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gleucometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleucometer.

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