electrospray

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See also: électrospray

English

Etymology

From electro- +‎ spray.

Noun

electrospray (plural electrosprays)

  1. (chemistry) a method of ionizing delicate macromolecules for analysis in a mass spectrometer

Verb

electrospray (third-person singular simple present electrosprays, present participle electrospraying, simple past and past participle electrosprayed)

  1. To introduce samples into a mass spectrometer using such a device

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