uriˈnometer
[f. urino- + -meter. Cf. F. urinomètre.]
An instrument for determining the specific gravity or weight of urine.
Also, in recent Dicts. (1891–), urinoˈmetric, -ˈometry.
| 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 55/1 [The] Urinometer..is constructed on the principle of a common hydrometer. 1858 Thudichum Urine 34 Which, when destined to be used for the urine only, should be called urogravimeter, but has been wrongly styled urinometer. 1898 Allbutt's Syst. Med. V. 426 A urinometer possessing a somewhat extensive scale of graduations. |
| attrib. 1898 Allbutt's Syst. Med. V. 426 Chloroform and benzol are mixed in an ordinary urinometer glass. |