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mass spectrograph

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An instrument used to determine the masses of atoms or molecules, in which a beam of charged particles is passed through an electromagnetic field that separates particles of different masses. The resulting distribution or spectrum of masses is recorded on a photographic plate.

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  • noun physics, analytical chemistry A mass spectrometer

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  • noun a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum

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