Definition of Fluorometry

1. Noun. (chemistry physics) An analytical technique that uses fluorescence to detect and identify small samples of substances ¹

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Definition of Fluorometry

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Medical Definition of Fluorometry

1. An analytic method for determining fluorescent compounds, using a beam of ultraviolet light that excites the compounds and causes them to emit visible light. Origin: fluoro-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluorometry

fluorohectorite
fluorohydride
fluorohydrin
fluorohydrins
fluoroid
fluoroids
fluorometer
fluorometers
fluoromethane
fluoromethanes
fluorometholone
fluorometric
fluorometrically
fluorometries
fluorometry (current term)
fluorone
fluoronium
fluoronium ion
fluorophenol
fluorophenyl
fluorophenylalanine
fluorophilic
fluorophobic
fluorophore
fluorophores
fluorophotometer
fluorophotometry
fluoropolymer
fluoropolymers

Literary usage of Fluorometry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Fingas (2003, 2004a) discussed the precautions and proper use of fluorometry in the field. His comments on field techniques include awareness of possible ..."

2. Thin-Layer Chromatography: A Camag Bibliography edited by Dieter Janchen (1992)
"... by thin-layer chromatography and fluorometry.) (Chinese). J. Chin. Trad. Med. ... Quantification by fluorometry at excitation 303 nm after elution with ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The amounts of cellular chlorophyll were measured in cell-free extracts of these sorted protoplasts using fluorometry. A high degree of correlation (r2 ..."

4. Food Composition Data: A User's Perspective by William M. Rand (1987)
"... fluorometry, atomic absorption, neutron activation, high- performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), stable isotope electrophoresis, and auto- analysis ..."

5. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"fluorometry is the most commonly used, and perhaps the most sensitive (detection limit to 2 ug Se/L) method for assay of total selenium in feeds, feces, ..."

6. Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children (1991)
"Generally, EP is measured using a two-step extraction process followed by direct fluorometric measurement or by front-surface fluorometry ..."

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