spectrochemistry
(spɛktrəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ)
[f. spectro- + chemistry.]
The branch of chemistry dealing with the chemical application of spectroscopy, esp. in analysis, and with the interpretation of spectra in chemical terms.
| 1893 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXIV. i. 254 (heading) Spectrochemistry of nitrogen. 1905 Nature 15 June 162/1 It is of course of the greatest value to be able to examine the constitution of the bodies without affecting them chemically; and spectrochemistry..gives us the means of doing so. 1957 Technology Sept. 258/2 In the department of applied science..radio-chemistry, spectro-chemistry and metallurgy are all prominent. 1966 P. W. J. M. Boumans Spectrochemical Excitation p. viii, This book will..contribute to further progress in the field of theoretical spectrochemistry. |