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Mass spectrometry
noun
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Noun
- 1 An analytical technique that measures the mass / charge ratio of the ions formed when a molecule or atom is ionized, vaporized and introduced into a vacuum. Mass spectrometry may also involve breaking molecules into fragments - thus enabling its structure to be determined. countable, uncountable
See also for "mass spectrometry"
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