Medical Definition of Water thermometer
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A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about 39 deg Fahr, or 4 deg Centigrade; and from that point down to 32 deg Fahr, or 0 deg Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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