fluorometer

American  

[floo-rom-i-ter, flaw-, floh-] / flʊˈrɒm ɪ tər, flɔ-, floʊ- /

noun

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

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fluorometer British  

/ ˌflʊəˈrɒmɪtə, ˌflʊərəʊˈmɛtrɪk, ˌflʊərɪˈmɛtrɪk, ˌflʊəˈrɪmɪtə /

noun

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

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

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Other Word Forms

• fluorometric adjective
• fluorometry noun

Etymology

Origin of fluorometer

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