First published 1921; not fully revised
zymosimeternoun
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zymosimeter. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
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Earliest known use
early 1700s
The earliest known use of the noun zymosimeter is in the early 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for zymosimeter is from 1704, in the writing of John Harris, writer and lecturer on science.
zymosimeter is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Greek ζύμωσις, ‑meter comb. form2.
Nearby entries
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- zymotechnologist, n.1896–
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1704–
An instrument for measuring the degree of fermentation of a fermenting liquor.
1704
Zymosimetre.
J. Harris, Lexicon Technicum vol. I
1842
Zumometer, or Zumosimeter, an instrument intended to show the degree to which fermentation has proceeded in different fermenting liquors.
W. T. Brande, Dictionary of Science, Literature & Art 1343/2
An instrument for measuring the degree of fermentation of a fermenting liquor.
Any of various instruments for measuring the concentration of alcohol; esp. (a) a hydrometer calibrated to show the proportion of alcohol in an…
zymosimeter, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.
zymosimeter, n. was last modified in July 2023.
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