polarographicadj.
/ˌpəʊlərəˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /poʊˌlɛrəˈɡræfɪk/ Chemistry.
Of, relating to, or used in a polarograph or polarography.
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turbidimetric1911
polarographic1926
photogoniometric1939
ultramicrotomed1976
1926 Brit. Chem. Abstr. A. 1184/1 (heading) Polarographic methods in biology.
1952 I. M. Kolthoff & J. J. Lingane Polarogr. (ed. 2) xviii. 397 This reaction may be utilized to remove dissolved oxygen from polarographic solutions.
1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) X. 455/1 The most widely used polarographic indicator electrode is the dropping-mercury electrode.
2004 Jrnl. Animal Sci. 82 2352 Twelve organic Mn sources and MnSO4 were evaluated by polarographic analysis.
Derivatives
ˌpolaroˈgraphically adv. by means of polarography.
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the world > matter > chemistry > equipment or apparatus > [adverb] > by means of specific instruments
turbidimetrically1918
polarographically1930
1930 Chem. News 19 Dec. 388/2 Current-voltage curves obtained polarographically..reveal the presence of proteins in solutions.
1984 New Phytologist 98 313 The crude bacteroid suspensions were examined polarographically..using a Hansatech oxygen electrode.
2004 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1670 126 Mitochondrial enzyme activities and oxygen consumption were assessed spectrophotometrically and polarographically.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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