analyte

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noun

Any substance undergoing analysis.

OriginEnglish ana- ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *aná →
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Meanings

nounanalyte (plural analytes)

plural analytes

  1. analytical chemistryAny substance undergoing analysis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)
  5. Englishana-
  6. Englishanalyte

From ana- + -lyte.

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Translations

Finnish analyytti
  • analyyttisubstance undergoing analysis
French analyte
  • analytesubstance undergoing analysis
Greek αναλύτης
  • αναλύτης (analýtis)substance undergoing analysis
Hungarian meghatározandó minta
  • meghatározandó mintasubstance undergoing analysis
Persian آنالیت
  • آنالیت (ânâlit)substance undergoing analysis
Portuguese analito
  • analitosubstance undergoing analysis
Cite this entry
APA

analyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analyte

MLA

“analyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “analyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analyte.

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