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polarographic analysis

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po⋅lar⋅og⋅ra⋅phy

[poh-luh-rog-ruh-fee]
–noun
Chemistry. the use of a Polarograph to perform qualitative or quantitative analyses.
Also called polarographic analysis.


Origin:
1935–40; Polaro(graph) + -graphy


po⋅lar⋅o⋅graph⋅ic [poh-lar-uh-graf-ik, puh-] , adjective
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Main Entry: po·lar·og·ra·phy
Pronunciation: "pO-l&-'räg-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: a method of qualitative or quantitative analysis based on current-voltage curves obtained during electrolysis of a solution with a steadily increasing electromotive force —po·laro·graph·ic /pO-"lar-&-'graf-ik/ adjectivepo·laro·graph·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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polarographic analysis

in analytic chemistry, an electrochemical method of analyzing solutions of reducible or oxidizable substances. It was invented by a Czech chemist, Jaroslav Heyrovsky, in 1922.

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