Gravimetric

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

  Gravimetric \Grav"i*met"ric\, a. (Chem.)
     Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by
     weight. -- {Grav"i*met"ric*al*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Gravimetric analysis} (Chem.), analysis in which the amounts


        of the constituents are determined by weight; -- in
        distinction from {volumetric analysis}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gravimetric
       adj : of or relating to hydrometry [syn: {hydrometric}]