microspectrophotometer

mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·tom·e·ter

[mahy-kroh-spek-truh-foh-tom-i-ter]
noun Optics.
a spectrophotometer for examining light emitted, transmitted, or reflected by minute objects.

Origin:
1950–55; micro- + spectrophotometer

mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·to·met·ric [mahy-kroh-spek-troh-foh-tuh-me-trik] , adjective
mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·tom·e·try, noun
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