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en-noun|sg=mass spectrometry|-
- context|physics|analytical chemistry An analytical technique that measures the mass / charge ratio of the ions formed when a molecule or atom is ionized, vaporized and introduced into a vacuum. Mass spectrometry may also involve breaking molecules into fragments - thus enabling its structure to be determined.
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trans-top|analytical tecnique
Finnish: massaspektrometria
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mass spectrometer
mass spectrum
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