urinometer

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noun

A hydrometer used to measure the specific gravity of urine.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounurinometer (plural urinometers)

plural urinometers

  1. A hydrometer used to measure the specific gravity of urine.

Origin

  1. Latinūrīna
  2. Middle Englishuryne
  3. Englishurine
  4. Englishurinometer

From urine + -o- + -meter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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