n. A polarimeter used to measure the sugar content of a liquid
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of saccharine matter in any solution, as the juice of a plant, or brewers' and distillers' worts.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An optical instrument used to determine the quantity of sugar in a solution.
n. A hydrometer for testing saccharine solutions, used by brewers; a saccharometer.
Word Usage
"Kennedy had finished adjusting another instrument which was much like the saccharimeter, only more complicated, when the racing of an engine outside announced the arrival of the party in one of the police department cars."