qualitative analysis

Noun
Synonyms: chemical analysisqualitative analysis

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elementsSynonyms: chemical analysisqualitative analysis
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Qualitative \Qual"i*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. LL. gualitativus, F. qualitatif.] Relating to quality; having the character of quality. -- Qual"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Qualitative analysis (Chem.), analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; -- contrasted with quantitative analysis. [1913 Webster]

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