Name a hydrometer designed to check the purity of milk.

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A hydrometer is an instrument used to measure the relative density of a liquid.
The relative density of a liquid is defined as the ratio of the density of the liquid to the density of the water.
A lactometer is a hydrometer that is used to check the purity of the milk.

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