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HYDROMETER ALCOHOL [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Winemaking
OBS

A type of hydrometer used for determining alcoholic strength, particularly of marc in Portugal.(1 Tessa=50 % of alcohol by volume, 17 Tessa=92 % alcohol by volume.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Industrie vinicole
OBS

Type d'aréomètre destiné à la détermination du degré alcoolique. (1 Tessa = 50 ° centésimaux; 17 Tessa = 92 ° centésimaux). Quelquefois employé dans la détermination du degré des marcs.

OBS

Pluriel : des pèse-alcools.

OBS

pèse-alcools (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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