eudiometry

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English

Etymology

From eudiometer +‎ -ry. Compare French eudiométrie.

Noun

eudiometry (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, now chiefly historical) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
    • 2004, Robert E Schofield, The Enlightened Joseph Priestley, Penn State Press, published 2004, page 307:
      He also discussed eudiometry, and although Priestley had not achieved a sense of compound in the Lavoisian sense, he didn't make the mistake that Leslie did in assuming that nitrous acid was variable in the proportions of its ingredients.