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time-of-flight mass spectrometry

time-of-flight mass spectrometry noun: a technique of separating ions of different masses by measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance through a magnetic field.

Noun

time-of-flight mass spectrometry (uncountable)

  1. a technique of separating ions of different masses by measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance through a magnetic field

Questions about time-of-flight mass spectrometry

What does time-of-flight mass spectrometry mean?
Time-of-flight mass spectrometry means a technique of separating ions of different masses by measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance through a magnetic field.
What part of speech is time-of-flight mass spectrometry?
Time-of-flight mass spectrometry is a noun.

Words near time-of-flight mass spectrometry in the dictionary

  1. time-motion studies
  2. time-motion study
  3. time-of-arrival technique
  4. time-of-check to time-of-use
  5. time-of-flight
  6. time-of-flight mass spectrometry
  7. time-of-use meter
  8. time-of-use meters
  9. time-of-use rates
  10. time-off
  11. time-on-device

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