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gravimetric analysis

gravimetric analysis

7.7
A way to find how much of a substance is in a sample by weighing it
  • noun
  • /ˌɡrævɪˈmɛtrɪk əˈnælɪsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : análisis gravimétrico
  • In gravimetric analysis, the substance is weighed both before and after a chemical reaction.

Examples

  • The lab utilized gravimetric analysis to accurately quantify the metal content in the ore.

  • Using gravimetric analysis, researchers found that the solution contained 15 grams of the compound.

  • Many classical laboratory methods rely on gravimetric analysis for accurate results.

  • The purity of the compound was determined using gravimetric analysis.

  • The lab performed a gravimetric analysis to determine the sample's purity.

  • Can you explain how gravimetric analysis works?

  • In gravimetric analysis, the chemist measured the mass of the sample to determine its concentration.

Surface Forms

gravimetric analysis singular
gravimetric analyses plural

Morphology

gravimetric + analysis

The meaning 'a method of quantitative chemical analysis determined by measuring mass' is directly and compositionally derived from 'gravimetric' (relating to measuring weight/mass) + 'analysis' (systematic examination). Although it's a technical term, its sense follows standard noun-compound logic and has clear cross-linguistic parallels in scientific vocabulary, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Gravimetric analysis comes from the part gravimetric, linked to 'heavy', and the part analysis, meaning 'study'. Chemists weigh a material to see how much of it is there, so the phrase means 'measuring by weight'.