Alcoholmeter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alcoholometer \Al`co*hol*om"e*ter\, Alcoholmeter
  \Al`co*hol"me*ter\, n. [Alcohol + -meter.] (Chem.)
     An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a
     scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure
     alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of
     hydrometer with a special scale.


     [1913 Webster] Alcoholometrical
     Alcoholometric