ghost peak

noun

a peak at an unexpected position (or time), due to e.g. contamination of the sample or from the previous analysis (if one of the substances had a retention time longer than the runtime)

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Meanings

nounghost peak (plural ghost peaks)

plural ghost peaks

  1. chemistrya peak at an unexpected position (or time), due to e.g. contamination of the sample or from the previous analysis (if one of the substances had a retention time longer than the runtime)
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APA

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Chicago

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