mass spectrometryn.
/ˌmas spɛkˈtrɒmᵻtri/, U.S. /ˈˌmæs ˌspɛkˈtrɑmətri/ The use of a mass spectrometer to analyse or identify substances.accelerator mass spectrometry: see the first element.
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mass spectrometry1948
mass spectroscopy1958
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spectrometry1902
mass spectroscopy1926
mass spectrometry1948
1948 Physical Rev. 74 1222/1 By extending the method..a higher order mass resolution is obtained which is generally usable in the mass spectrometry of positive ions.
1974 Nature 29 Mar. 458/1 The first fraction..was evaporated to dryness and subjected to mass spectrometry.
1989 BioFactors 2 110/1 The presence of a methionine sulfoxide was shown by mass spectrometry of the purified intact peptides.
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