semimicroanalysis

[ sem-ee-mahy-kroh-uh-nal-uh-sis ]

noun

, Chemistry.

, plural sem·i·mi·cro·a·nal·y·ses [sem, -ee-mahy-kroh-, uh, -, nal, -, uh, -seez].

1. any analytical method in which the weight of the sample is between 10 and 100 milligrams.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semimicroanalysis¹

First recorded in 1950–55; semi- + microanalysis