"launderometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: launderometers [plural]
Etymology: From a trademark, Launder-Ometer, from launder + -o- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{af|en|launder|-o-|-meter}} launder + -o- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} launderometer (plural launderometers)
  1. A device with rotating cylinders for measuring the cleanability or colorfastness of cloth in a given liquid.

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