Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
flu·o·rom·e·ter Pronunciation:
"flu(-&)r-'äm-&t-&r Variant:
or flu·o·rim·e·ter /-'im-/ Function:
noun : an instrument for measuring fluorescence that is used especially to determine intensitiesof radiations (as X rays) from the fluorescence they produce or from concentrations of substances (as uranium or vitamins of the B complex) capable of forming fluorescent compounds —
flu·o·ro·met·ric or flu·o·ri·met·ric /"flu(-&)r-&-'me-trik/ adjective —
flu·o·rom·e·try /"flu(-&)r-'äm-&-trE/ or flu·o·rim·e·try /-'im-/ noun plural -tries