spectrophotometrically
- adverb
- /ˌspɛktrəfoʊtəˈmɛtrɪkli/
- Specialized
:
espectrofotométricamente
- We quantified the pigment levels spectrophotometrically before the experiments began.
- determined spectrophotometrically
Examples
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The concentration of the solution was determined spectrophotometrically to ensure accurate results.
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The suspension was maintained to an optical density of 0.3 x 10^8 CFU/ml estimated spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 600 nm.
Academic text (2014) -
Iron and total-iron-binding capacity were measured spectrophotometrically (n19) and retinol was assayed by high-performance liquid chromatography.
Academic text (1994) -
Samples of the liquid were analyzed spectrophotometrically to measure their absorbance at different wavelengths.
Synonyms
In a way that uses light to study what something is made of
Using a tool that splits light into colors to show what something is made of
Surface Forms
Morphology
spectrophotometrically = spectrophotometric (semi-transparent) = spectro + photometric + ally
Forming the adverb by adding the productive suffix '-ally' to a technical adjective is regular, but the adjective itself is specialized and may not be transparent to general learners.
Etymology
The word spectrophotometrically breaks into parts: spectro- and photo- meaning 'light' and -meter meaning 'measure', like in spectrum, photo as in photograph, and thermometer. So, spectrophotometrically means 'by measuring light' and is used when scientists check how much light a substance absorbs.
