microspectrophotometer

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

noun Optics.

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

Origin of microspectrophotometer

First recorded in 1950–55; micro- + spectrophotometer

Related formsmi·cro·spec·tro·pho·to·met·ric

[mahy-kroh-spek-troh-foh-tuh-me-trik] /ˌmaɪ kroʊˌspɛk troʊˌfoʊ təˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivemi·cro·spec·tro·pho·tom·e·try, noun

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