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polarography

polarography

9.9
A lab method that measures electric current in a solution to find chemical amounts
  • noun
  • /ˌpoʊlərˈɒɡrəfi/
  • Specialized
: polarografía
  • The chemist used polarography to determine the concentration of metal ions in the solution.

Examples

  • Many environmental laboratories rely on polarography as a precise analytic technique.

  • Advances in polarography have improved the detection limits for trace elements.

  • The polarography technique is widely used in laboratories.

  • Can you explain how polarography works?

  • The chemist used polarography to determine the concentration of metal ions in the solution.

  • Many environmental laboratories rely on polarography as a precise analytic technique.

  • Advances in polarography have improved the detection limits for trace elements.

Surface Forms

polarography singular
polarographies plural

Morphology

polarography = polar (opaque) = polar + graphy

The word is formed with the technical suffix '-graphy', but the specialized electrochemical meaning is not predictable for an average learner from 'polar' plus this suffix alone.

Etymology

Polarography comes from polar ('pole' or 'positive/negative side') and -graphy ('writing' or 'recording'), the same graph you see in photograph. So polarography literally means 'recording the poles', which helps you remember it is a method that records how electric current changes with voltage to measure substances.