gasometry
(gæˈsɒmɪtrɪ)
Also 8 gazometry.
[f. gas n.1 + Gr. -µετρία measurement: see -metry.]
The science of measuring gases, or of estimating the quantity of different gases in a mixture.
| 1790 Kerr tr. Lavoisier's Elem. Chem. 304 Of Gazometry, or the Measurement of the Weight and Volume of Aëriform Substances. 1869 Eng. Mech. 19 Nov. 234/1 To work out any problem..in quantitative gasometry. |
So gasoˈmetric a., relating to gasometry.
| 1866 Brande & Cox Dict. Sci. etc. II. 15 Gasometric Analysis, Eudiometry, or the process of separating and estimating the individual constituents of a gaseous mixture. |