SALINOMETER
\sˌe͡ɪlɪnˈɒmɪtə], \sˌeɪlɪnˈɒmɪtə], \s_ˌeɪ_l_ɪ_n_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_t_ə]\
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An apparatus for indicating the density of brine in the boilers of marine steam engines, and thus showing when they should be cleansed by blowing off the deposit left by the salt water, which tends to injure the boilers as well as to diminish their evaporating power.
By Daniel Lyons
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.