noun
Meaning 1
An instrument used to detect and measure fluorescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
fluorometer
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: F L UH2 R AA1 M AH0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English fluorometer From fluoro- + -meter.