time-of-flight mass spectroscopy

American  

[tahym-uhv-flahyt] / ˈtaɪm əvˈflaɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of time-of-flight mass spectroscopy

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

MassArray uses real-time competitive polymerase chain reaction and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–time-of-flight mass spectroscopy with separation of products on a matrix-loaded silicon chip array, similar to the work described in ref.

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