GASOMETRY

Etymology

Noun

gasometry (uncountable)

(chemistry) The measurement of gases; the determination of the relative proportion of gases in a mixture.

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Source: Wiktionary


Gas*om"e*try ( or ), n.

Definition: The art or practice of measuring gases; also, the science which treats of the nature and properties of these elastic fluids. Coxe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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