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mass spectrometry

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

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: analytical chemistry

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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  • Finnish: massaspektrometria — analytical technique
  • French: spectrométrie de masse — analytical technique
  • Hungarian: tömegspektrometria — analytical technique
  • Macedonian: масена спектрометрија (masena spektrometrija) — analytical technique
  • Persian: طیفسنجی جرمی (teyf-sanji jermi) — analytical technique
  • Polish: spektrometria mas — analytical technique
  • Portuguese: espectrometria de massa — analytical technique
  • Romanian: spectrometrie de masă — analytical technique
  • Vietnamese: phương pháp khối phổ — analytical technique
  • Vietnamese: phương pháp phổ khối lượng — analytical technique