analytical chemistry

American  

noun

1. the subdivision of chemistry dealing with the qualitative and quantitative determination of chemical components of substances.

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Etymology

Origin of analytical chemistry

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

“A lot of big coffee companies are watching this field,” says Chahan Yeretzian, a professor of analytical chemistry, who heads the Coffee Excellence Centre at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

"This has been the holy grail within my field of research for over 50 years," says Norbert Hertkorn, scientist in analytical chemistry previously at Helmholtz Munich and currently at Linköping University.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Four years after graduating with a degree in analytical chemistry, the only work the 26-year-old has found is as a student assistant at a public school in Pretoria.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Known as “Dr. Frank” to his supporters, he was born and raised in Sonoma County, studied chemistry at Westmont College in Santa Barbara and earned a doctorate in surface analytical chemistry from University of Cincinnati.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023

There is no department in analytical chemistry in which so little success has been attained as in the testing of commercial fats and oils.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 by Various