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orbitrap

orbitrap noun: a mass analyzer consisting of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that traps ions in an orbital motion around the spindle. The image current from the trapped ions is detected and converted to a mass spectrum using the Fourier transform of the frequency signal.

Noun

orbitrap (plural orbitraps)

  1. A mass analyzer consisting of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that traps ions in an orbital motion around the spindle. The image current from the trapped ions is detected and converted to a mass spectrum using the Fourier transform of the frequency signal.

Forms of orbitrap

pluralorbitraps

Origin of orbitrap

Blend of orbit + trap.

Questions about orbitrap

What does orbitrap mean?
Orbitrap means a mass analyzer consisting of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that traps ions in an orbital motion around the spindle. The image current from the trapped ions is detected and converted to a mass spectrum using the Fourier transform of the frequency signal.
What part of speech is orbitrap?
Orbitrap is a noun.
What is the plural of orbitrap?
The plural of orbitrap is orbitraps.

Words near orbitrap in the dictionary

  1. orbitostriatal
  2. orbitotemporal
  3. orbitotomies
  4. orbitotomy
  5. orbitozygomatic
  6. orbitrap
  7. orbitraps
  8. orbits
  9. orbitual
  10. orbituary
  11. orbitude

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