gravimetric analysis

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. analysis by weight.

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gravimetric analysis British  

noun

1. chem quantitative analysis by weight, usually involving the precipitation, filtration, drying, and weighing of the precipitate Compare volumetric analysis

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Etymology

Origin of gravimetric analysis

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The required change of state in a gravimetric analysis may be achieved by various physical and chemical processes.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

For a precipitation reaction to be useful in a gravimetric analysis, the product of the reaction must be insoluble.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The analytical balance, the fundamentally important instrument in gravimetric analysis, has already been described on pages 11 to 15.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.

The processes of volumetric analysis are, in general, simpler than those of gravimetric analysis and accordingly serve best as an introduction to the practice of quantitative analysis.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.