alcoholization

[In Fr. alcool is a tion.] *1. The act or proce of reducing a body to an impalpable powder. 2. The act or proce of rectifying any spirit. al-co-hol-īze, v.t. [Eng. alcohol; -ize. In Fr. alcool i ser .] *1. To reduce a body to an impalpable powder. 2. To rectify spirits till they are completely deprived of any water commingled with them. ăl-co-hol-o-měter, al-co-hol-mět-er, al-co-hom-ět-er, al-com-ětěr, 8. [Eng. alcohol ; meter = measurer, from Gr. μέτρων (metron) = a measure. In Fr. alcoolo meter, alcoomètre.] An instrument devised by Gay Lu ac for measuring the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain. It is placed in the liquid to be tested, and the depth to which it sinks indicates by marks on a graduated scale what proportion of alcohol there is in the mixture. The Centesimal Alcoholometer: The instrument just described. It is called centesimal because it indicates the per -centage of alcohol in the liquid. 144 ǎl-co-hol-o-měť-ri-cal, al-co-ho-mět'ri-cal, al-co-mět-ri-cal, a. [ALCOHOLOMETER.] Pertaining to the alcoholometer.