oleometer

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noun

An instrument, a kind of hydrometer, for determining the density (and therefore purity) of various commercial oils, like those from marine animals, at a certain temperature.

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Meanings

nounoleometer (plural oleometers)

plural oleometers

  1. historicalchemistryAn instrument, a kind of hydrometer, for determining the density (and therefore purity) of various commercial oils, like those from marine animals, at a certain temperature.

    Synonyms: elaeometer, eleometer, elaiometer, oilometer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn instrument, a kind of hydrometer, for determining the density (and therefore purity) of various commercial oils, like those from marine animals, at a certain temperature.

Similar
elaeometereleometerelaiometeroilometer
Also see
elaeometerelaiometereleometeroilometer

Origin

From oleo- + -meter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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