spectroscopy
nounUK /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.piː/ · CA, US /spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pi/
Etymology From spectro- + -scopy.
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The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.
Analytical chemistry
- Derived terms
- absorption spectroscopy, amplitude spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, atomic emission spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, biospectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, magnetospectroscopy, microspectroscopy, microwave spectroscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, photospectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, spectroscopic, spectroscopist, X-ray spectroscopy
- Related terms
- spectrometry, spectroscope, spectrology