flame photometer
noun
: a spectrophotometer in which a spray of metallic salts in solution is vaporized in a very hot flame and subjected to quantitative analysis by measuring the intensities of the spectral lines of the metals present
flame photometric
adjective
flame photometry
noun
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“Flame photometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flame%20photometer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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