Alcoometry

Alcoometry
Alcoometry Al`co*["o]m"e*try, n. See {Alcoholometry}. [1913 Webster]

Note: The chemists say alcom[`e]tre, alcoom[`e]trie, doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to avoid a disagreeable sequence of sounds. (Cf. {Idolatry}.) --Littr['e]. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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