microanalysis

 [mahy-kroh-uh-nal-uh-sis]  

mi·cro·a·nal·y·sis

   [mahy-kroh-uh-nal-uh-sis]
noun, plural mi·cro·a·nal·y·ses  [-seez] .
1.
Chemistry. the analysis of very small samples of substances.
2.
the detailed analysis of a sphere of behavior, as of human communication.
Origin:
1855–60; micro- + analysis

Related forms
mi·cro·an·a·lyst  [mahy-kroh-an-l-ist] , noun
mi·cro·an·a·lyt·i·cal  [mahy-kroh-an-l-it-i-kuhl] , mi·cro·an·a·lyt·ic, adjective
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a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a mixture
any saline or salty solution
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microanalysis (ˌmaɪkrəʊəˈnælɪsɪs)
 
—n , pl -ses
the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of very small amounts of substances
 
microanalyst
 
—n
 
microanalytic
 
—adj
 
microana'lytical
 
—adj

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