n [ISV] (1881) An analytical instrumental technique for measuring color values by the relative intensity of the component spectrum colors. Broadly, a technique which, by measuring the absorption (or reflection) of electromagnetic radiation from organic and inorganic substances, helps in their identification.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Spectrophotometry. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_10979
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