Medical Definition of Stalagmometer

1. An instrument for determining exactly the number of drops in a given quantity of liquid; used as a measure of the surface tension of a fluid (the lower the tension, the smaller the drops and, consequently, the more numerous in a given quantity of the fluid). Synonym: stactometer. Origin: G. Stalagma, a drop, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stalagmometer

staking
staking out
stalactical
stalactiform
stalactite
stalactites
stalactitic
stalactitical
stalactitiform
stalag
stalagmite
stalagmites
stalagmitic
stalagmitical
stalagmitically
stalagmometer (current term)
stalags
stalder
stalderite
stalders
stale metaphor
staled
stalely
stalemate
stalemated
stalemates
stalemating
staleness
stalenesses

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