Eggertz tube

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Noun

Eggertz tube (plural Eggertz tubes)

  1. A graduated tube used in determining the carbon content of steel.
    • 1895, Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, volume 14, page 1022:
      The depth of liquid looked through in the Eggertz tubes is so small that the operator has not much difficulty in rapidly adjusting the liquids […]
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