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LOVI'S BEAD'S, SPECIFIC GRAVITY BEAD'S.

\lˈʌviz bˈiːdz], \lˈʌviz bˈiːdz], \l_ˈʌ_v_i_z b_ˈiː_d_z]\

Definitions of LOVI'S BEAD'S, SPECIFIC GRAVITY BEAD'S.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Small hollow glass spheres of different degrees of buoyancy; used to ascertain the specific gravity of liquids. Each b. is numbered, and the number marked on the heaviest b. that floats in the liquid examined indicates its specific gravity.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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