gravimetric analysis

noun

, Chemistry.

1. analysis by weight.

gravimetric analysis

noun

1. chem quantitative analysis by weight, usually involving the precipitation, filtration, drying, and weighing of the precipitate Compare volumetric analysis

Word History and Origins

Origin of gravimetric analysis¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Among the operations which are common to nearly all gravimetric analyses are precipitation, washing of precipitates, ignition of precipitates, and the use of desiccators.

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The analytical balance, the fundamentally important instrument in gravimetric analysis, has already been described on pages 11 to 15.

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The methods of quantitative analysis are subdivided, according to their nature, into those of !gravimetric analysis, volumetric analysis!, and !colorimetric analysis!.

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The processes of volumetric analysis are, in general, simpler than those of gravimetric analysis and accordingly serve best as an introduction to the practice of quantitative analysis.

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