microspectrograph

noun

mi·cro·spec·tro·graph -ˈspek-trə-ˌgraf

: a microspectroscope equipped (as with a camera) to make a graphic record of the observed spectrum

microspectrographic

-ˌspek-trə-ˈgraf-ik

adjective

microspectrography

-ˌspek-ˈträg-rə-fē

noun

plural microspectrographies

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