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chemical analysis - the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements

qualitative analysis

analysis - an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

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

tare - (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals

Directly afterwards the distant sound of a heavy weight falling on the ground was heard, but no one paid any attention to it; the nurse was engaged in watching the chemical analysis, and Villefort was still absorbed in grief.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

In the making of steel, a chemical analysis is made of each caldron of molten pig-iron, when it starts on its way to be refined, and this analysis is sent by telephone to the steelmaker, so that he will know exactly how each potful is to be handled.

The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context

One described the results of a postmortem examination of the deceased lady, and the other stated the discoveries made after a chemical analysis of certain of the interior organs of her body.

Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context

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