Galactometer

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

  Galactometer \Gal`ac*tom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, milk + -meter:
     cf. F. galactom[`e]tre. Cf. {Lactometer}.]
     An instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk (i.e., its
     richness in cream) by determining its specific gravity; a
     lactometer.
     [1913 Webster]