Title: test sample
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - test sample
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.T06285
Status: current

Definition
The sample, prepared from the laboratory sample, from which test portions are removed for testing or for analysis.

Related Terms
- laboratory sample: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/L03433
- test portions: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/T06284

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 1193. 'Nomenclature for sampling in analytical chemistry (Recommendations 1990)' on page 1206 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062061193)

Related Reference
- PAC, 1988, 60, 1461. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-X. Preparation of materials for analytical atomic spectroscopy and other related techniques (Recommendations 1988)' on page 1465 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198860091461)

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Citation: Citation: 'test sample' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.T06285
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