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mass spectrometry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
mass spec-trom-e-try
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An analytical technique that measures the mass / charge ratio of the ions formed when a molecule or atom is ionized, vaporized and introduced into a vacuum. Mass spectrometry may also involve breaking molecules into fragments - thus enabling its structure to be determined.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

mass spectrometries (plural)

Phrases

accelerator mass spectrometry secondary ion mass spectrometry time-of-flight mass spectrometry mass spectrometer mass spectrum

Frequently Paired Words

mass spectrometer mass spectrum

Questions

What does mass spectrometry mean?
An analytical technique that measures the mass / charge ratio of the ions formed when a molecule or atom is ionized, vaporized and introduced into a vacuum. Mass spectrometry may also involve breaking molecules into fragments - thus enabling its structure to be determined.

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