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Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist Antoine Baumeacute in the graduation of his hydrometers of or relating to Baumeacutes scales or hydrometers There are two Baumeacute hydrometers One which is used with liquids heavier than water sinks to 0deg in pure water and to 15deg in a 15 per cent salt solution the other for liquids lighter than water sinks to 0deg in a 10 per cent salt solution and to 10deg in pure water In both cases the graduation based on the distance between these fundamental points is continued along the stem as far as desired