ANALYSIS

(Lat.), n.f. $])/i2s(u5s)-i2s. Gen., an- - alys'eos (-sis). Gr., dvédvors (from ävaxÿew, to resolve matter into its elements). Fr., analyse. Ger., Analyse, Zerlegung. It., anal is i. Sp., and lis is, 1. In chemistry, the resolution of a compound into simpler bodies or into its ultimate elements, for the purpose of ascertaining its composition and properties. [B.] Cf. ACIDIMETRY, ALKALIMETRY, AMMON I ME TRY, AMMONIO-NITRO ME TRY, ALBUM IN I ME- TER, SACCHARIMETER, CHLORIMETRY, etc. 2. In botany and zoology, the systematic examination of the individual parts of a plant or an animal, with a view to its identification or cla ification. 3. In paola a like examination of symptoms, of a clinical history, of lesions, etc., to determine the nature or cause of a disease. 4. A formal statement of the results arrived at in any of these proce es. {L.|—Absorptiometric a. A method of determining the composition of gaseous bodies by noting the amount of absorption which takes place on exposure toa liquid, the coefficient of absorption of different gases in that liquid being known. [L, 63.]—A. b; titration. See Volumetric a.—A. by weight. See Gravimet: a.—A. in the dry way. Fr., analyse par voie séche. Ger., An- See ANALYSER. ctrum considered as a means of an- See ANALYSER.— A. alyse auf trockenem Weg. It., anal is i per via sicca. A. by means of heat, using the blowpipe, crucible, fluxes, etc., and including spectral a. (q.v.). [B.]—A. in the humid way, A. in the wet way. Fr., analyse par voie humide,. Ger., Analyse auf na em Weg. It., anal is i per via liquid a. A. by means of solution, precipitation, ete.—A. per menstrua. An a, conducted by subjecting a body succe ively to the action of various solvents. [L, 104.]— Anatomical a. … analyse an at on i que. The resolution of an organism into its ultimate elements. [L 41.]—Blowpipe a. Ger., Analyse mit der Lôthrähre. A., particularly of minerals, by means of the blowpipe. [B.]—Botanical a. See A. (2d def.)—Centesimal a. See Quantitative a.—Chemical a. Fr., anaiyse chimique. Ger., chem i: Analyse. See A. (1st def.).—Clinical a. Fr., analyse clinique. See A. (3d def.).—Colorimetric a. Ger., kolorimetrische Analyse. A. conducted by comparing the colors of solutions with those of standard test-solutions. [B.]—Densimetric a. Fr., analyse densimétrique. Ger., densimetrische Analyse. A. by ascertaining the specific gravity of a solution, thus determining the proportion of di olved matter,—Dry a, See A. in the dry way.— Elementary a. Fr., analyse élémentaire, It., anal is i element are. See Ultimate a.—Eudiometrie a. See Gasometric a—Forensie a. An a, conducted for medico-legal purposes.—Gasometric a. Fr., analyse eudiométrique. Ger., eudiometrische (oder gasométrische) Analyse. Syn.: eudiometry, gasometry. An a. conducted by estimating the volume of the gases evolved in the decomposition of a compound. [B.]—Gravimetric a., Gravometric a., Gravometrical a. Fr., analyse gravimétrique. Ger., Gewichtsanalyse. ‘A quantitative a. conducted by weighing the bodies analyzed or the products derived from them. [B.]—Immediate a. Fr., analyse immediate. See Proximate a.—Indirect a. Ger.,indirekte Analyse. A quantitative a. in which the individual constituents of a compound are not isolated before their estimation, but are made to form new combinations the relation of the molecular weight of which to that of the original compound furnishes a key to the constitution of the latter. [B, 49.|—Imorganic a. Fr., analyse in organ i que. Ger., an organ is che Analyse. The a. of inorganic suhstances. [B.}—Microchemical a. Ger.,mikrochemische Analyse. Chemical a. of a body conducted with the aid of the microscope. B,j—Organic a. Fr., analyse organ i que.. organ is che Analyse. The a. of organic substances, [B.]—Polariscopie a. Fr., analyse polar is cop i que. Ger., pol a risk opes che Analyse. It., anal is i polariscopic a. A. by means of the polariscope..] See Sac- CHAR I METER. —Prisinatie a. See Spectral a,—Proximate a. Fr., analyse immédiate. An a. to determine in what proximate principles the elements of a body are grouped. [B, 2.|—Qualitative a. Fr., analyse qualitative. Ger., qualitative Analyse. It., anal is i qualitativa. An a, undertaken simply to determine and isolate the elements of which a body is composed, without trying to ascertain the proportions in which they are combined. [B, 2J—Quantitative a. Fr., analyse quantitative. Ger., quantitative Analyse. It., anal is i quantitativa. Sp., and lis is cuantitativa. An a. undertaken to determine the proportions, either by weight or by volume, of the component elements of a body.