Alcoholmetric

/ˌælkəhɒlˈmetrɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to the measurement of alcohol content or the instruments used to measure it.

Etymology

Formed from 'alcoholmeter' plus the suffix '-ic' (Greek origin), meaning 'of or relating to.' This is a rare technical term that emerged alongside other alcohol-measuring equipment in the 18th-19th centuries.

Kelly Says

Scientists in the 1700s created so many specialized terms for measuring alcohol that some of them barely survived — this one is almost never used today, replaced by simpler terms like 'alcohol measurement.'

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