Etymology

spectrochemistry

Today it means: The application of spectroscopy to the analysis of chemical compounds. Full definition →

English chemistry ← Latin spectrum
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  1. Latinspeciō
  2. Latinspectrum
  3. Englishspectrum
  4. Englishspectro-
  5. Englishchemistry
  6. English todayspectrochemistry

From spectro- + chemistry.

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