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time-of-flight mass spectroscopy

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[tahym-uhv-flahyt] / ˈtaɪm əvˈflaɪt /

noun

  1. a technique for separating ions according to the time required for them to traverse a set distance.

Etymology

Origin of time-of-flight mass spectroscopy

First recorded in 1965–70

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