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noun
the quantitative analysis of electromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer; especially in order to determine the structure or quantity of a substance
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: analytical chemistry
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Latin -trum Latin spectrumbor. English spectrum English spectro- English photometry English spectrophotometry From spectro- + photometry.
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