amylograph

noun

am·​y·​lo·​graph

-ˌgraf

plural -s

: an instrument that measures and records the gelatinization temperature and viscosity of pastes of starch and flour

Word History

Etymology

amyl- + -graph

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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