"coulometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-coulometer.wav [US] Forms: coulometers [plural]
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  1. (physics, chemistry) a device, used in coulometry, to determine the amount of substance released during electrolysis.

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