fluorometer
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8.9
- noun
- /flʊəˈrɒmɪtə/
- Specialized
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fluorómetro
- The biofilm detector uses modified fluorometer technology to enable the robot to tell the difference between clean and unclean surfaces.
Examples
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The filter-based fluorometer uses TRL to detect trace amounts of target chemicals by removing interference from fluorescent background signals given off by other organic substances present in a meat sample.
Academic text (2005) -
Chlorophyll fluorescence: In vivo chlorophyll fluorescence was measured using a Handy-PEA chlorophyll fluorometer (Hansatech Instruments).
Academic text (2015) -
He taught for the physics department and built a fluorometer for the chemistry department, but there was no grant money for photosynthesis research.
Academic text (2018) -
A fluorometer is a device that detects fluorescence after irradiating a surface with ultraviolet light.
Academic text (2010) -
PHOTO (COLOR): Chemist Guoying Chen tests a portable fluorometer he designed and built to screen for drug residues in food extracts.
Academic text (2005) -
Products were quantified on a Nanodrop fluorometer (Thermo Scientific) and checked for quality on a Bioanalyzer 2100 (Agilent).
Blog text (18) -
Fluorescence was measured within 10-40 minutes with a chlorophyll fluorometer (PAM 101; H. Walz, Effletrich, Germany).
Academic text (1992) -
A fluorometer measures the intensity of fluorescent light emitted by samples in laboratory experiments.
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The scientist used a fluorometer to analyze the fluorescent properties of various pigments in her research.
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In water testing, a fluorometer is essential for detecting the presence of certain contaminants by measuring fluorescence.
Synonyms
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9.9
A machine that measures how much light of different colors a substance absorbs to help know what it is
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8.6
A tool that measures how bright light is
A machine that measures light from chemical or biological reactions
A device that measures how much light there is at each color
Surface Forms
Morphology
fluorometer = fluoro + meter
The structure fluoro + meter is regular, but the term is technical and the combining form 'fluoro' is unlikely to be known by an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Fluorometer comes from fluorescence, meaning 'light that glows', and the ending -meter, meaning 'measure', like in thermometer. So a fluorometer is an instrument that measures the strength of that glowing light.