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spectrofluorimeter

American  
[spek-troh-floo-rim-i-ter, -flaw-, -floh-] / ˈspɛk troʊ flʊˈrɪm ɪ tər, -flɔ-, -floʊ- /
Also spectrofluorometer

noun

Spectroscopy.

  1. an instrument in which the spectrum of secondarily emitted fluorescent light is used to identify chemical compounds.

spectrofluorimeter British  
/ ˌspɛktrəʊflʊəˈrɪmɪtə /

noun

  1. an instrument for recording fluorescence emission and absorption spectra

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Etymology

Origin of spectrofluorimeter

First recorded in 1955–60; spectro- + fluorimeter

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