microspectrophotometer

noun

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

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

microspectrophotometric

ˌmī-krə-ˌspek-trə-ˌfō-tə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

microspectrophotometry

ˌmī-krə-ˌspek-trə-fō-ˈtä-mə-trē 

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

microspectrophotometer

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)

microspectrophotometric

-ˌfōt-ə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

microspectrophotometry

-fō-ˈtäm-ə-trē 

noun

plural microspectrophotometries