zymometer

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noun

An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.

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Meanings

nounzymometer (plural zymometers)

plural zymometers

  1. An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.

    Synonyms: zymoscope, zymosimeter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekζυμόω“to leaven”
  2. Englishzymometer

From Ancient Greek ζυμόω (zumóō, “to leaven”). By surface analysis, zymo- + -meter.

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APA

zymometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zymometer

MLA

“zymometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zymometer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zymometer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zymometer.

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