mass spectroscopic

1 6.4

Of a method that finds the weight and what molecules are made of

adjective
/mæs spɛktrəˈskɒpɪk/

Specialized

: espectroscópico de masas

The mass spectroscopic analysis revealed the compound's structure.

Examples

The mass spectroscopic analysis provided detailed information on the chemical structure of the compound.
Researchers used mass spectroscopic techniques to identify unknown substances in the sample.
Advances in mass spectroscopic methods have improved the accuracy of forensic investigations.
Researchers use mass spectroscopic methods to identify unknown substances.
Advances in mass spectroscopic methods have improved the accuracy of forensic investigations.
Researchers used mass spectroscopic techniques to identify unknown substances in the sample.
The mass spectroscopic analysis provided detailed information on the chemical structure of the compound.

Synonyms

mass-spectrometric

vsmass spectroscopic

Specialized

1 5.8

Relating to a machine that measures the weight of tiny molecules

is focused on analyzing mass and composition of chemical substances

Surface Forms

mass spectroscopic positive

Morphology

mass + spectroscopic

The adjective phrase is directly compositional: 'spectroscopic' (pertaining to spectroscopy) modified by 'mass' signals spectroscopy or analysis concerning mass, so the overall meaning can be inferred from the constituent words. Although the term is technical and infrequent in everyday speech, its modifier+head structure and literal semantics make it understandable to a learner who already knows both words.

Etymology

Mass spectroscopic comes from the image of sorting a substance's parts by their mass, like a prism that spreads light into different colors. The part spectroscopic means making a picture or pattern, so mass spectroscopic means 'relating to a method that makes a pattern of weights to help identify a substance'.