spectrofluorometer

noun

spec·tro·flu·o·rom·e·ter ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇-ˈrä-mə-tər

-flȯ-

variants or less commonly spectrofluorimeter

ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇-ˈri-mə-tər

-flȯ-

: a device for measuring and recording fluorescence spectra

spectrofluorometric

ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇r-ə-ˈme-trik

-ˌflȯr-

adjective

spectrofluorometry

ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇-ˈrä-mə-trē

-flȯ-

noun

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1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spectrofluorometer was in 1957

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spectrofluorometer

noun

spec·tro·flu·o·rom·e·ter ˈspek-(ˌ)trō-ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈäm-ət-ər

variants also spectrofluorimeter

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: a device for measuring and recording fluorescence spectra

spectrofluorometric

-ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ə-ˈme-trik

adjective

spectrofluorometry

-ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈäm-ə-trē

noun

plural spectrofluorometries

spectrofluorometer

noun

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