absorption spectrophotometry

noun

: atomic absorption spectrophotometry
Absorption spectrophotometry is concerned with the absorption of incident radiation, as a function of wavelength, upon passage through a given medium.Tom D. Schlabech, Encyclopedia Of Chemistry, 1966

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of absorption spectrophotometry was in 1965

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“Absorption spectrophotometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorption%20spectrophotometry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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