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/drung kom"i teuhr/, n.a device for measuring the amount of alcohol in a person's breath to determine the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream.[1930-35, Amer.; DRUNK + -O- + -METER]
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drunkometer — ☆ drunkometer [druŋk äm′ət ər ] n. [ DRUNK + O + METER] a device for testing a sample of exhaled breath to indicate the amount of alcohol in the blood … English World dictionary
drunkometer — drunk·o·me·ter .drəŋ käm ət ər, drəŋ kə .mēt n a device for measuring alcohol content of the blood by chemical analysis of the breath … Medical dictionary
drunkometer — n. device which measures the amount of alcohol in a person s breath and then calculates the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream … English contemporary dictionary
drunkometer — drunk·om·e·ter … English syllables
drunkometer — drunk•om•e•ter [[t]drʌŋˈkɒm ɪ tər, ˈdrʌŋ kəˌmi tər[/t]] n. a device for measuring the amount of alcohol in a person s breath to determine the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream • Etymology: 1930–35, amer … From formal English to slang
drunkometer — ˌdrəŋˈkämə]d.ə(r), ˈdrəŋkəˌmē] noun Etymology: drunk (I) + o + meter : a device for measuring the alcohol content of the blood through a chemical analysis of the breath … Useful english dictionary
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breathalyzer — 1960, from BREATH (Cf. breath) + (an)alyzer; an earlier name for it was drunkometer (1934) … Etymology dictionary
