lactometer
/lak-tom-i-ter/US // lækˈtɒm ɪ tər //UK // (lækˈtɒmɪtə) //
泌乳量计,泌乳器,泌乳量表,泌乳素测定仪
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an instrument for determining the specific gravity of milk.
Examples
Fig. 17, is a number of glass tubes of equal size, set in a frame called a lactometer or cream guage.
By means of an inexpensive instrument known as a lactometer, this cheat may easily be detected.
Feeling sure that the lactometer must be at fault, I consulted my friend the doctor, who examined and found it quite correct.
With a view to exposing fraud I purchased a lactometer and found the usual proportions of milk and water to be half and half.
The so-called lactometer will show whether the specific gravity is below or above the normal standard.
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