Analysis

(anaV -is is) \_dva7.vetv, to unloose]. The resolution of a compound body into its constituent parts. A., Gasometric, the determination of the constituents of gaseous compounds, especially the determination of the amount of oxygen in samples of atmospheric air. A., Gravimetric, the quantitative determination by weight of the elements of a body. A., Organic, the determination of the elements of matter formed under the influence of life. The analysis of animal and vegetable ti ues. A., Proximate, the determination of the simpler compound into which a substance may be resolved. A., Qualitative, the determination of the nature of the elements that compose a body. A., Quantitative, the determination of the proportionate parts of the various elements of a compound. A., Spectral, the determination of the composition of a body by means of the spectroscope. A., Ultimate, the resolution of a compound into its ultimate ele- ANARTHRIA ments. A., Volumetric, the quantitative determination of a constituent by volume. 55