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fluo⋅rim⋅e⋅ter

[floo-rim-i-ter, flaw-, floh-]
–noun
fluorometer.

fluo⋅rom⋅e⋅ter

[floo-rom-i-ter, flaw-, floh-]
–noun
an instrument for measuring fluorescence, often as a means of determining the nature of the substance emitting the fluorescence.


Origin:
1895–1900; fluoro- + -meter


fluor⋅o⋅met⋅ric [floor-uh-me-trik, flawr-uh-, flohr-uh-] , adjective
fluo⋅rom⋅e⋅try, noun
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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/ adjectiveflu·o·rom·e·try /"flu(-&)r-'äm-&-trE/ or flu·o·rim·e·try /-'im-/ noun plural -tries
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fluorometer fluo·rom·e·ter (fl&oobreve;-rŏm'ĭ-tər, flô-)
n.
An instrument for detecting and measuring fluorescence.

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