chromatoscanner

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noun

An optical device that is used to scan an object at multiple wavelengths

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Meanings

nounchromatoscanner (plural chromatoscanners)

plural chromatoscanners

  1. An optical device that is used to scan an object at multiple wavelengths

    Then, lipids were quantified by densitometric scanning at 400–650 nm with triolein, cholesteryl esters and ergosterol (ERG) as standards using a Shimadzu dual-wave length chromatoscanner CS-930.

    2015 September 2, “A Yeast Mutant Deleted of GPH1 Bears Defects in Lipid Metabolism”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From chromato- + scanner.

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APA

chromatoscanner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatoscanner

MLA

“chromatoscanner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatoscanner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromatoscanner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatoscanner.

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