Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SAC-CHA-ROM'E-TER
SAC'CHA-ROID, or SAC-CHA-ROID'ALSAC-CHO-LAC'TATE
SAC-CHA-ROM'E-TER, n. [L. saccharum, sugar, and μετρον.]
An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of saccharine matter in the juice of a plant, or for determining the specific gravity of brewers' and distillers' worts.
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