| qualitative analysis n. The testing of a substance or mixture to determine its chemical constituents. |
qualitative analysis
Noun
Chem analysis of a substance to determine its constituents
qualitative analysis (kw l  -t  tv) See under analysis. |
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| Noun | 1. | qualitative analysis - the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements 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 |
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