fluorometer

[ floo-rom-i-ter, flaw-, floh- ]

noun
  1. an instrument for measuring fluorescence, often as a means of determining the nature of the substance emitting the fluorescence.

Origin of fluorometer

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; fluoro- + -meter

Other words from fluorometer

  • fluor·o·met·ric [floor-uh-me-trik, flawr-uh-, flohr-uh-], /ˌflʊər əˈmɛ trɪk, ˌflɔr ə-, ˌfloʊr ə-/, adjective
  • fluo·rom·e·try, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for fluorometer

fluorometer

fluorimeter (ˌflʊəˈrɪmɪtə)

/ (ˌflʊəˈrɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. an instrument for inducing fluorescence by irradiation and for examination of the emission spectrum of the resulting fluorescent light

  2. a device for detecting and measuring ultraviolet radiation by determining the amount of fluorescence that it produces from a phosphor

Derived forms of fluorometer

  • fluorometric (ˌflʊərəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or fluorimetric (ˌflʊərɪˈmɛtrɪk), adjective
  • fluorometry or fluorimetry, noun

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