analytical chemistry
noun
The branch of chemistry concerned with the identification and measurement (by chemical or instrumental means) of the constituents of a substance, or of particular components (e.g. contaminants) within it.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Peter Shaw (1694–1763), physician and author.
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