spectrophotometric
- adjective
- /ˌspɛktrəfoʊtəˈmɛtrɪk/
- Specialized
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espectrofotométrico
- Photo (color): Biologist Brien Henry (foreground) and technician Paul Campbell test for herbicide-resistant weeds using a rapid, spectrophotometric leaf disk assay.
- spectrophotometric method
Examples
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Lactate was measured by a lactate dehydrogenase spectrophotometric method from NADH production at 340 nm (12).
Academic text (1993) -
A complete line of spectrophotometric accessories is also available.
Academic text (1997) -
The spectrophotometric analysis was performed using Image Pro-Plus 6.0.
Academic text (2018) -
Cystatin C was measured by immunoturbidimetric method, serum creatinine by enzymatic spectrophotometric method.
Academic text (2018) -
Various laboratory processes, including inductively coupled plasma analysis and spectrophotometric and wet analytical titration testing, identify the composition of process water before hydro fracturing.
Academic text (2011) -
The spectrophotometric analysis revealed the concentration of the nutrient in the solution.
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Scientists use a spectrophotometric method to study how different plants absorb light.
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In the lab, we conducted a spectrophotometric test to measure the absorbance of the sample at 550 nm.
Synonyms
19
7.5
Relating to light or other radiation that shows different colors
2
8.2
Used to study materials by how they absorb or give out light
2
8.9
Relating to a tool that breaks light into colors to study what something is made of
To measure light or other energy from a material to find what it is made of
Relating to the study of how light shows what things are made of
How Quantitative
- Specialized
62
5.9
- Specialized
1
8.6
28
4.0
18
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
spectrophotometric = spectrophotometer (semi-transparent) = spectro + photo + metr + ic
The word is formally a regular adjective built from 'spectrophotometer' plus '-ic', but the base term is highly technical and not especially accessible to a typical learner.
Etymology
The word spectrophotometric comes from three parts: spectro- meaning 'spectrum' or 'a range of colours', photo- meaning 'light', and -metric meaning 'measure', as in photograph and metric. So, spectrophotometric means measuring how much light appears at different colours or wavelengths, which is exactly what a spectrophotometer does.