microanalysis

American  

[mahy-kroh-uh-nal-uh-sis] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ əˈnæl ə sɪs /

noun

plural

microanalyses

1. Chemistry. the analysis of very small samples of substances.

2. the detailed analysis of a sphere of behavior, as of human communication.

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microanalysis British  

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˈænəlɪst, ˌmaɪkrəʊəˈnælɪsɪs, ˌmaɪkrəʊˌænəˈlɪtɪk /

noun

1. the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of very small amounts of substances

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Other Word Forms

• microanalyst noun
• microanalytic adjective
• microanalytical adjective

Etymology

Origin of microanalysis

First recorded in 1855–60; micro- + analysis

Example Sentences

Amid the fresh scholarship of recent years—the microanalysis of quill strokes, the algorithmic scrutiny of syntax—Mr. Swift’s contribution, and it’s a valuable one, is to tell the story of a building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

"These samples were brought to Earth half-a-century ago, but only today do we have the necessary tools to perform microanalysis at the requisite level, including atom-probe tomography."

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023

MPI-DING reference glasses for in situ microanalysis: new reference values for element concentrations and isotope ratios.

From Nature • Mar. 11, 2018

He suggested that further "microanalysis" with a highly sophisticated electron microscope could "pop the question marks really quickly."

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2011

When the antibody was analyzed by those techniques of microanalysis the Service had developed, that was that.

From This World Is Taboo by Leinster, Murray