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spike addition

Syllables: spike ad·di·tionUK/spʌɪk əˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

spike addition noun: a calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte.

Noun

spike addition (countable and uncountable, plural spike additions)

  1. A calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte.
    • […] single spike addition experiment does not indicate the absence of systematic error […]2002, D. T. Burns, K. Danyer, A. Townshend; Use of the terms “recovery” and “apparent recovery” in analytical procedures, Pure Appl. Chem., Vol. 74, No. 11, p. 2201–2205
    Synonyms:
    spike method, spike procedure, spiking, standard addition

Synonyms of spike addition

  • spike method
  • spike procedure
  • spiking
  • standard addition

Forms of spike addition

pluralspike additions

Questions about spike addition

What does spike addition mean?
Spike addition means a calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte.
What part of speech is spike addition?
Spike addition is a noun.
How do you pronounce spike addition?
Spike addition is pronounced /spʌɪk əˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of spike addition?
The plural of spike addition is spike additions.

Words near spike addition in the dictionary

  1. spik
  2. spikage
  3. spike
  4. spike a temp
  5. spike a temperature
  6. spike addition
  7. spike additions
  8. spike attack
  9. spike attacks
  10. spike camp
  11. spike camps

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