adjective
- of or relating to the analysis of very small quantities or samples of a substance
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The laboratory uses microanalytical techniques to identify trace elements in the sample.
- Microanalytical methods allow chemists to work with extremely small amounts of material.
- The microanalytical balance can detect mass changes of less than one microgram.
- Researchers employed microanalytical procedures to determine the composition of the mineral.
- Modern microanalytical instruments have made it possible to analyze samples that were previously too small to study.