mass spectrometry

2 definitions found

mass spectrometry - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spectrometry \Spec*trom"e*try\, n. (Physics)
     Art or process of using a spectrometer, of any type; -- when
     used alone, it usually refers to the use of a spectrometer
     using light in the visible, infrared, or ultraviolet region.
     -- Spec`tro*met"ric, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  
     mass spectrometry, the art or process of using a mass
        spectrometer to analyse chemical samples.
        [PJC]

  mass spectrometry \mass spectrometry\ mass spectroscopy \mass
  spectroscopy\n.
     1. (Physics, Chemistry) A method for identifying chemical
        composition of substances by use of a mass spectrometer.
        [PJC]