Meanings
nounqualitative analysis (countable and uncountable, plural qualitative analyses)
plural qualitative analyses
- countableuncountablechemistryThe determination of the elements, functional groups or compounds present in a sample.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
Similar
chemical analysis
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan anàlisi qualitativa
- anàlisi qualitativadetermination of the elements present in a sample
Chinese Mandarin 定性分析
- 定性分析 (dìngxìng fēnxī)determination of the elements present in a sample
Finnish kvalitatiivinen analyysi
- kvalitatiivinen analyysidetermination of the elements present in a sample
Romanian analiză calitativă
- analiză calitativădetermination of the elements present in a sample
Russian ка́чественный ана́лиз
- ка́чественный ана́лиз (káčestvennyj análiz)determination of the elements present in a sample
Vietnamese phân tích định tính
- phân tích định tínhdetermination of the elements present in a sample
Cite this entry
APA
qualitative analysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qualitative%20analysis
MLA
“qualitative analysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qualitative%20analysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “qualitative analysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qualitative%20analysis.
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