flame photometry

noun

The quantitative analysis of metals by passing a solution of their salts into a flame and measuring the intensity of specific spectral lines

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Meanings

nounflame photometry (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe quantitative analysis of metals by passing a solution of their salts into a flame and measuring the intensity of specific spectral lines

Translations

German Flammenphotometrie
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APA

flame photometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20photometry

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“flame photometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20photometry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flame photometry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20photometry.

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