Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist Antoine Baumé in the graduation of
his hydrometers or relating Baumé hydrometers. There are two Baumé hydrometers. One (Heavy Baumé), which is
used with liquids heavier than water, such as ferric chloride etchants, sinks to zero degrees in pure water and to 15
degrees in a 15 percent salt solution. The other (Light Baumé), for liquids lighter than water, sinks to zero degrees in
a 10 percent salt solution and 10 degrees in pure water.
Baumé
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