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noun
A person applying for a patent that conflicts with an earlier one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A compound in the sample that produces readings which overlap those of the analyte, making analysis more difficult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: analytical chemistry
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History
Etymology tree English interfere Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English interferant From interfere + -ant.
