Alcoholometrical

/ˌælkəhɒləˈmetrɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or based on the measurement of alcohol content; characteristic of alcoholometry.

Etymology

Extended form of 'alcoholometric' with the suffix '-al' added, creating a more formal or archaic variant. This appeared in older scientific texts but is now rarely used.

Kelly Says

You can see how English once piled on suffixes to create 'more official' versions of words — 'alcoholometric' wasn't fancy enough, so they added '-al' to make 'alcoholometrical,' but it never really caught on.

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