noun
: a branch of chemistry whose scope is to detect and characterize the elements or radicals in a pure substance or to identify the components of a mixture — compare analysis 4b
noun
: a branch of chemistry whose scope is to detect and characterize the elements or radicals in a pure substance or to identify the components of a mixture — compare analysis 4b
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012