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spectrochemistry

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[spek-troh-kem-uh-stree] / ˌspɛk troʊˈkɛm ə stri /

noun

  1. the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical analysis of substances by means of the spectra of light they absorb or emit.

Etymology

Origin of spectrochemistry

spectro- + chemistry

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