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Answer for the clue "A hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density ", 11 letters:
salinometer

Word definitions for salinometer in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A salinometer is a device designed to measure the salinity , or dissolved salt content, of a solution . Since the salinity affects both the electrical conductivity and the specific gravity of a solution, a salinometer often consist of an ec meter or hydrometer ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A salimeter.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Salinometer \Sal`i*nom"e*ter\, n. [Saline + -meter.] A salimeter.

Usage examples of salinometer.

Garner and Zubov replaced the sampling bottles on Medusa and recalibrated her thermometers, salinometers, and light meters.

They're tigers with a salinometer, a nansen bottle or a microscope, but their skill at knifing another man in the guts or shooting a barbed spear into a navel leaves much to be desired.