spectrophotometry
nounEtymology From spectro- + photometry.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics the quantitative analysis of electromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer; especially in order to determine the structure or quantity of a substance
Analytical chemistry
- Derived terms
- fluorospectrophotometry, microspectrophotometry, nanospectrophotometry
- Related terms
- spectrography, spectroscopy, colorimetry