flame photometer

noun

: a spectrophotometer in which a spray of metallic salts in solution is vaporized in a very hot flame and subjected to quantitative analysis by measuring the intensities of the spectral lines of the metals present
flame photometric adjective
flame photometry noun

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flame photometer was in 1945

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“Flame photometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flame%20photometer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

flame photometer

noun
: a spectrophotometer in which a spray of metallic salts in solution is vaporized in a very hot flame and subjected to quantitative analysis by measuring the intensities of the spectral lines of the metals present
flame photometric adjective
flame photometry noun
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