Is Urinometer a Hydrometer?

The urinometer, a type of hydrometer, was used for measuring the specific gravity of urine. 'Specific gravity' is a function of the number, density and weight of the solute particles present in the urine, and is used as a measure of the concentrating power of the kidney.

What is difference between hydrometer and urinometer?

As nouns the difference between hydrometer and urinometer

is that hydrometer is an instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale while urinometer is a hydrometer used to measure the specific gravity of urine.

What is urinometer used for?

Urinometers are used to measure the specific gravity of urine, a measurement of its density. Specific gravity of urine fluctuates with the concentration of dissolved substances contained in the sample.

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