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NICHOLSON'S HYDROMETER

\nˈɪʃɒlsənz ha͡ɪdɹˈɒmɪtə], \nˈɪʃɒlsənz ha‍ɪdɹˈɒmɪtə], \n_ˈɪ_ʃ_ɒ_l_s_ə_n_z h_aɪ_d_ɹ_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of NICHOLSON'S HYDROMETER

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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See under Nicholson. [Gr.]
A hollow metal cylinder loaded with lead so as to float upright in water, and having a standard mark on its stem and a scale pan at the top of the stem, and also one at the bottom of the cylinder.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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