An instrument designed to measure the amount or concentration of nitrogen in a substance or chemical sample.
From 'azote' (nitrogen) + '-meter' (from Greek 'metron' meaning measure). Combines the nitrogen root with the Greek measurement suffix to describe a measuring device.
Azotometers were crucial in early chemistry labs before digital instruments—they represented the moment chemistry became quantitative and scientists could actually measure invisible things like nitrogen content.
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