Process of classification of an analyte or a group of analytes from a sample according to physical (
e.g., size, solubility) or chemical (
e.g., bonding, reactivity) properties.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 1033. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicokinetics (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 1052 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476051033)