electron capture detector

noun

An item of laboratory equipment used coupled to a gas chromatograph for the detection and quantification of very minute amounts halogenated organic compounds.

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Meanings

nounelectron capture detector (plural electron capture detectors)

plural electron capture detectors

  1. analytical chemistryAn item of laboratory equipment used coupled to a gas chromatograph for the detection and quantification of very minute amounts halogenated organic compounds.
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