[mod. f. ALKALI + Gr. -μετρία measuring. Cf. mod.Fr. alcalimétrie.] The measurement of the strength of alkalis; the ascertainment of the amount of free alkali contained in any solution or compound.
1821. Brande, Chem., II. 354–6 (Article) Alcalimetry.
1827. Faraday, Chem. Manip., xii. 275. Alkalimetry at present consists in an estimative process dependant upon neutralization, and the use of test papers.
1860. Muspratt, Chem., I. 735. The valuation of potashes, or alkalimetry.
