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Qualitative analysis   /kwˈɑlətˌeɪtɪv ənˈæləsəs/   Listen
Qualitative analysis

noun
1.
The act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements.  Synonym: chemical analysis.






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"Qualitative analysis" Quotes from Famous Books



... constituents and determining what these constituents are. The analysis is qualitative when it results in merely determining what elements compose the compound; it is quantitative when the exact percentage of each constituent is determined. Qualitative analysis must therefore precede quantitative analysis, for it must be known what elements, are in a compound before a method can be devised for determining exactly how much of ...
— An Elementary Study of Chemistry • William McPherson

... stomach were first submitted to qualitative analysis, and the presence of a considerable quantity of ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 • Various



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