microspectrophotometer

[ mahy-kroh-spek-truh-foh-tom-i-ter ]

noun

, Optics.

1. a spectrophotometer for examining light emitted, transmitted, or reflected by minute objects.

Other Words From

• mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·to·met·ric [mahy-kroh-spek-troh-foh-t, uh, -, me, -trik], adjective
• micro·spectro·pho·tome·try noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of microspectrophotometer¹

First recorded in 1950–55; micro- + spectrophotometer