qualitative analysis
Noun
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The act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements (synset 100648076)
associated with: tare - (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicalsis a type of: analysis - an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the wholesubtypes:
- uranalysis, urinalysis - (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)
- scatology - (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
- polarography - an electrochemical method of chemical analysis
- quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis - chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance
- spectrographic analysis, spectrometry, spectroscopic analysis, spectroscopy, spectrum analysis - the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
- dialysis - separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
- dating, geological dating - use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
- thermogravimetry - the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances
same as: chemical analysis
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