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DOI: 10.1351/goldbook

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Terms (345) sourced from: https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/

"Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature", , 1987,

absorbed dose (\(D\)) of radiation accuracy of measurement acidity constant acid–base indicator activation analysis activation cross-section active solid additive additivity of mass spectra adsorbate adsorbent adsorption adsorption chromatography adsorption indicator after mass analysis in mass spectrometry ageing of precipitate of precipitate amphiprotic solvent amplitude of alternating current annihilation in photochemistry asymmetry potential of a glass electrode atomic fluorescence atomic spectral lines atomization in analytical flame spectroscopy atomizer in analytical flame spectroscopy attenuation coefficient auto-ionization in mass spectrometry auxiliary electrode

Bunsen burner background mass spectrum background radiation backscatter band spectra base peak in mass spectrometry bed volume in chromatography before mass analysis in mass spectrometry blaze-angle in spectrochemical analysis buffer-addition technique in analytical flame spectroscopy bypass injector in gas chromatography β-cleavage in mass spectrometry

carrier gas chamber saturation in gas chromatography chemi-ionization in mass spectrometry chemical actinometer chemical dosimeter chemical ionization in mass spectrometry chromatographic detector chromatography clean up in spectrochemical analysis co-ions coagulation in colloid chemistry collection collector collisional broadening of a spectral line colour indicator column in chromatography column volume in chromatography concentration distribution ratio in chromatography coprecipitation corrected retention volume in gas chromatography counting loss coupled simultaneous techniques in analysis

dead-volume in chromatography deflection for a precision balance delayed fluorescence delayed luminescence derivative potentiometric titration desolvation in flame spectroscopy deviation devolatilizer differential detector in chromatography differential scanning calorimetry differential thermal analysis direct-injection burner in analytical flame spectroscopy discontinuous simultaneous techniques in analysis dispersion for spectroscopic instruments displacement chromatography dissolution distribuend distribution constant in chromatography distribution ratio (\(D\)) in liquid-liquid distribution double-beam spectrometer for luminescence spectroscopy double-focusing mass spectrometer dynamic fields mass spectrometer dynamic thermomechanometry

effective cadmium cut-off energy in nuclear analytical chemistry effective theoretical plate number of a chromatographic column effective thermal cross-section effectively infinite thickness in flame spectroscopy efficiency of atomization in analytical flame spectroscopy efficiency of nebulization (\(\varepsilon_{\rm{n}}\)) in flame spectrometry electrical arc eluate eluent elute elution band in chromatography elution chromatography elution curve emission spectrum energy dispersion in emission spectrometry enrichment factor in liquid-liquid distribution error of measurement evolved gas analysis evolved gas detection excitation energy excitation spectrum extract extract extractant extraction constant

Faraday cup collector field ionization in mass spectrometry flow-programmed chromatography fluorescence yield formation constant fragment ion in mass spectrometry fronting in chromatography

gas chromatography gas-liquid chromatography gas-solid chromatography gated photodetector gradient elution in chromatography gradient layer in chromatography gradient packing ground state

half-width of a band height equivalent to a theoretical plate in chromatography height equivalent to an effective theoretical plate in chromatography hold-up volume in chromatography

indicator electrode injection temperature in chromatography instrumental indication for a precision balance intensity intensity in mass spectrometry interconal region interface interfering lines internal conversion interstitial fraction in chromatography interstitial velocity in chromatography interstitial volume in gas chromatography intersystem crossing interzonal region ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer ion microscopy ion/molecule reaction in mass spectrometry ionization buffer in flame spectroscopy ionization by sputtering ionization efficiency curve in mass spectrometry ionizing voltage isobaric mass-change determination isotopes isotopic ion

kinetic current

laser Raman microanalysis laser beam ionization laser ionization in mass spectrometry laser micro emission spectroscopy laser micro mass spectrometry laws of distribution in precipitation layer equilibrium in chromatography limit of detection in analysis liquid volume in gas chromatography liquid-gel chromatography liquid-liquid distribution liquid-liquid extraction load on a precision balance local efficiency of atomization in flame spectrometry local fraction atomized in flame emission and absorption spectrometry local fraction desolvated in flame emission and absorption spectrometry local fraction volatilized (\(\beta_{\rm{v}}\)) in flame emission and absorption spectrometry low pressure electrical discharge luminescence

McLafferty rearrangement in mass spectrometry macroscopic cross-section magnetic deflection in mass spectrometry marker mass distribution ratio in chromatography mass spectrometer mass spectrometry mass spectrum mean mean interstitial velocity of the carrier gas in chromatography mechanical entrapment microphotometer microscopic cross-section milligram equivalent of readability of a precision balance mixed crystal mixed indicator mobile phase in chromatography modified active solid in chromatography molecular ion in mass spectrometry monolayer monolayer capacity

Nier–Johnson geometry natural broadening of a spectral line negative ion in mass spectrometry no-load indication for a precision balance nominal linear flow (\(F\)) in chromatography nucleation in colloid chemistry nuclide

occlusion open-tubular column in chromatography operational pH standard

Penning gas mixture packing in column chromatography parent ion in mass spectrometry partition chromatography peak in chromatography peak area in chromatography peak base in chromatography peak current peak elution volume in column chromatography peak fitting peak height in chromatography peak maximum in chromatography peak resolution in chromatography peak widths in chromatography permeation chromatography phase ratio in chromatography phosphorescence photoelectrical effect photoelectron spectroscopy photoionization pile-up in radioanalytical chemistry plasma in spectrochemistry polarography polychromator postprecipitation precipitation precipitation from homogeneous solution in analysis precision precision of a balance precision of a weighing precision of indication of a balance precursor ion in mass spectrometry premix burner in flame spectroscopy pressure gradient correction factor in gas chromatography primary pH standards progenitor ion in mass spectrometry prolate trochoidal mass spectrometer protonation constant pyroelectric detector

quadrupole mass analyser quantum counter

radial electrostatic field analyser in mass spectrometry radiation chemistry radiationless transition radiative transition range in analysis rate of liquid consumption in flame spectroscopy rate of nucleation readability of a balance rearrangement ion in mass spectrometry reference electrode relative retention (\(r\)) in column chromatography relative standard deviation releaser in analytical flame spectroscopy reprecipitation resolution resolving power in mass spectrometry rest point of a balance retention index in column chromatography retention temperature in chromatography retention volumes in chromatography reversed direct-injection burner in analytical flame spectroscopy reversed-phase chromatography

sample injector in chromatography saturated solution saturation secondary electron multiplier in mass spectrometry selective elution in chromatography self-absorption self-absorption broadening of a spectral line self-reversal sensitivity in mass spectrometry sensitivity in metrology and analytical chemistry separated flame in flame spectroscopy separation factor in liquid-liquid distribution series of analytical results simulation technique in analysis single-focusing mass spectrometer solid support in column chromatography solid volume in column chromatography solubility solubility product solute solute-volatilization interference in flame spectroscopy solution solvent front in chromatography solvent migration-distance in chromatography spark ionization in mass spectrometry spatial-distribution interference in flame spectroscopy spectral interference in flame spectroscopy spectrochemical buffer in atomic spectroscopy spectrochemical carrier in atomic spectroscopy spin conservation rule spot in chromatography sprayer in flame spectroscopy standard deviation (\(s\))standard solution standard subtraction method in electroanalytical chemistry starting line in chromatography static fields mass spectrometer stationary phase in chromatography stationary-phase fraction step in chromatography step height in chromatography stepwise elution in chromatography stripping stripping solution in liquid-liquid distribution supersaturation support plate in chromatography suppressor surface

tailing in chromatography temperature-programmed chromatography thermal analysis thermal ionization in mass spectrometry thermodilatometry thermogravimetry thin-layer chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometer titrant titration titration curve titration error titre torsional braid analysis total ion current transition interval in titrimetric analysis transmission high energy electron diffraction transport interference in flame spectroscopy true coincidence in radiochemistry

value of a division of a precision balance scale vapour phase interference in analysis variance volatilizer volume of the stationary phase in chromatography volumetric flowrate in gas chromatography

working electrode

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Zeeman effect zero point of scale of a balance zone in chromatography

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