One analysing radiation from phosphorus in various meteors etc, right? (12)
I believe the answer is:
spectrometer
'one analysing radiation' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'phosphorus in various meteors etc right?' is the wordplay.
'phosphorus' becomes 'P' (P is the chemical symbol for phosphorus).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'various' is an anagram indicator.
'right?' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'meteors'+'etc'+'r'='meteorsetcr'
'meteorsetcr' with letters rearranged gives 'sectrometer'.
'p' inserted within 'sectrometer' is 'SPECTROMETER'.
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spectrometer that I've seen before include "Instrument that measures properties of light" , "Scientific instrument" , "Device for measuring wavelengths in light" , "Apparatus measuring wavelengths" .)