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spike additions

spike additions is the plural of spike addition.

Meaning of spike addition

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

Questions about spike additions

What is spike additions the plural of?
Spike additions is the plural of spike addition.

Words near spike additions in the dictionary

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

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