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Noun: pycnometry
  1. The determination of liquid density by weighing the liquid in a container (pycnometer) of known volume.
    "Measurement of the density of fine powders by pycnometry is subject to error especially when the particles are porous."

Derived forms: pycnometries

Type of: measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration

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