time-of-flight mass spectrometry

noun

a technique of separating ions of different masses by measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance through a magnetic field

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Meanings

nountime-of-flight mass spectrometry (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrya technique of separating ions of different masses by measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance through a magnetic field

Translations

Finnish lentoaikamassaspektrometria
  • lentoaikamassaspektrometriatechnique
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