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Hydrometer vs Lactodensimeter - What's the difference?

hydrometer | lactodensimeter |

As nouns the difference between hydrometer and lactodensimeter

is that hydrometer is an instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale while lactodensimeter is a form of hydrometer for finding the density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed with water or had some of the cream removed.

hydrometer

English

(wikipedia hydrometer)

Alternative forms

* hydrometre (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.

    • Derived terms

    * thermohydrometer

    lactodensimeter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A form of hydrometer for finding the density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed with water or had some of the cream removed.