The science or practice of measuring the alcohol content in liquids using specialized instruments.
Compound of 'alcohol' (Arabic origin) and '-metry' (Greek metria, meaning measurement or process of measuring). This term became standard in the 18th-19th centuries as chemistry and industry professionalized.
Alcoholometry was crucial for the Industrial Revolution's expansion of the spirits industry — without accurate measurement, you couldn't standardize products, set prices fairly, or collect taxes reliably.
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