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analyte

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any substance undergoing analysis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: analytical chemistry

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)der. English ana- English -lyte English analyte From ana- + -lyte.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: analyytti — substance undergoing analysis
  • French: analyte — substance undergoing analysis
  • Greek: αναλύτης (analýtis) — substance undergoing analysis
  • Hungarian: meghatározandó minta — substance undergoing analysis
  • Persian: آنالیت (ânâlit) — substance undergoing analysis
  • Portuguese: analito — substance undergoing analysis
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