spectrofluorometer

noun

spec·​tro·​flu·​o·​rom·​e·​ter ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇-ˈrä-mə-tər How to pronounce spectrofluorometer (audio)
-flȯ-
variants or less commonly spectrofluorimeter
ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇-ˈri-mə-tər How to pronounce spectrofluorometer (audio)
-flȯ-
: a device for measuring and recording fluorescence spectra
spectrofluorometric
ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇r-ə-ˈme-trik How to pronounce spectrofluorometer (audio)
-ˌflȯr-
adjective
spectrofluorometry
ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇-ˈrä-mə-trē How to pronounce spectrofluorometer (audio)
-flȯ-
noun

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spectrofluorometer was in 1957

Dictionary Entries Near spectrofluorometer

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spectrofluorometer

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spectrofluorometer

noun
spec·​tro·​flu·​o·​rom·​e·​ter ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈäm-ət-ər How to pronounce spectrofluorometer (audio)
variants also spectrofluorimeter
-ˈim- How to pronounce spectrofluorometer (audio)
: a device for measuring and recording fluorescence spectra
spectrofluorometric
-ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ə-ˈme-trik How to pronounce spectrofluorometer (audio)
adjective
spectrofluorometry
-ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈäm-ə-trē How to pronounce spectrofluorometer (audio)
noun
plural spectrofluorometries
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