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mi·cro·a·nal·y·sis

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('krō-ə-năl'ĭ-sĭs) pronunciation
n., pl., -ses (-sēz').
The chemical identification and analysis of extremely small quantities of matter.

microanalyst mi'cro·an'a·lyst (-ăn'ə-lĭst) n.
microanalytic mi'cro·an'a·lyt'ic (-ăn'ə-lĭt'ĭk) or mi'cro·an'a·lyt'i·cal adj.


any technique whereby very small amounts of substance may be analysed qualitatively or quantitatively. The term was originally used to indicate analysis of substances in the range 1 — 10 mg.
microanalytic or microanalytical adj.

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The chemical analysis of minute quantities of material.

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