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Carbonometer

Carbonometer \Car`bon*om"e*ter\, n. [Carbon + -meter.] An instrument for detecting and measuring the amount of carbon which is present, or more esp. the amount of carbon dioxide, by its action on limewater or by other means.

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carbonometer

n. (context obsolete chemistry English) an early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness