microspectrophotometer

noun mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·tom·e·ter \ˌmī-krə-ˌspek-trə-fō-ˈtä-mə-tər\

Definition of MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETER

: a spectrophotometer adapted to the examination of light transmitted by a very small specimen (as a single biological cell)

— mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·to·met·ric \-ˌfō-tə-ˈme-trik\ adjective

— mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·tom·e·try \-fō-ˈtä-mə-trē\ noun

1949

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·tom·e·ter \ˌmī-krə-ˌspek-trə-fō-ˈtäm-ət-ər\

: a spectrophotometer adapted to the examination of light transmitted by a very small specimen (as a single organic cell)

—mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·to·met·ric \-ˌfōt-ə-ˈme-trik\ adjective

—mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·tom·e·try \-fō-ˈtäm-ə-trē\ noun, plural mi·cro·spec·tro·pho·tom·e·tries

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