butyrometers

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Scope note
Instruments for estimating the percentage of butter fat in milk. The instrument comprises a cylindrical bottle that tapers off at one end to a graduated tube with a conical bulb termination. It is often used with instruments gauging the purity of milk, "lactometers."
butyrometers
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024