zymometer

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζυμόω (zumóō, “to leaven”); synchronically, zymo- +‎ -meter.

Noun

zymometer (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; a zymosimeter.

References

  • zymometer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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