fluorometer

[ floo-rom-i-ter, flaw-, floh- ]

/ flʊˈrɒm ɪ tər, flɔ-, floʊ- /

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noun

an instrument for measuring fluorescence, often as a means of determining the nature of the substance emitting the fluorescence.

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Also fluorimeter.

Origin of fluorometer

First recorded in 1895–1900; fluoro- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM fluorometer

fluor·o·met·ric

[floor-uh-me-trik, flawr-uh-, flohr-uh-], /ˌflʊər əˈmɛ trɪk, ˌflɔr ə-, ˌfloʊr ə-/, adjectivefluo·rom·e·try, noun

Words nearby fluorometer

fluoro-, fluorocarbon, fluorochemical, fluorochrome, fluorography, fluorometer, fluorophore, fluorophosphate, fluorophosphoric acid, fluoroplastic, fluoroquinolone

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British Dictionary definitions for fluorometer

fluorometer

fluorimeter (ˌflʊəˈrɪmɪtə)

/ (ˌflʊəˈrɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for inducing fluorescence by irradiation and for examination of the emission spectrum of the resulting fluorescent light

a device for detecting and measuring ultraviolet radiation by determining the amount of fluorescence that it produces from a phosphor

Derived forms of fluorometer

fluorometric (ˌflʊərəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or fluorimetric (ˌflʊərɪˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivefluorometry or fluorimetry, noun

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