The Collaborative International Dictionary
Microanalysis \Mi`cro*a*nal"y*sis\, n. [Micro- + analysis.]
Analysis of the structure of materials from careful observation of photomicrographs.
(Chem.) chemical analysis of very small quantities of substances, requiring special apparatus to handle and weigh small amounts of materials.
Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) The analysis (and subsequent identification) of very small quantities of material
Wikipedia
Microanalysis is the chemical identification and quantitative analysis of very small amounts of chemical substances (generally less than 10 mg or 1 ml) or very small surfaces of material (generally less than 1 cm). One of the pioneers in the microanalysis of chemical elements was the Austrian Nobel Prize winner Fritz Pregl.
Usage examples of "microanalysis".
The reason he had wanted to consult with this woman, whose mark had been made in microanalysis, was that someone had presented Kea with a particle concept.
In cases where abundant but fragmentary material is present in fossil form, the substance is separated from the host rock and then subjected to microanalysis to determine what parts of the DNA chain are present.
The first seal, applied by the receiver and decoder, came open at this touchconfirming his unique identity through microanalysis of his skin chemistry, as well as the pattern of his thumbprint.
The police would find a charred spot on the cement and microanalysis might get them a few molecules off the walls, but that was all they would get.
Of course, if you lived here many years, then went back to Earth and died soon after and an autopsy were done with fussiest microanalysis, the analyst might not believe his results.
Of course, if you lived here many years, then went back to Earth and died soon after and an autopsy were done with fussiest microanalysis, the analyst might not believe his results.