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Definition of "qualitative analysis" [qualitative analysis]

  • The testing of a substance or mixture to determine its chemical constituents. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "qualitative analysis" in a sentence
  • "Freud compares its importance for the psychoanalyticus; with the importance of the qualitative analysis for the chemist."