analyte
Substance under examination
An analyte is a substance being measured or analyzed in a chemical, medical, or scientific procedure.
In blood tests, glucose or cholesterol might be the analyte; in water quality testing, lead or bacteria.
The term is technical jargon for whatever the test is designed to detect or quantify: The lab identified three analytes in the sample.
Compositional evaluation procedure
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- detectionAct of finding something
titration · determination · measurement · standard · reference · validation · accuracy · precision
Study of light-matter interaction
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- fluorescenceLight emitted after absorption
- electrophoresisField-driven particle separation
- PCRDNA amplification technique
biosensor · sensor · probe · spectrometry · colorimetry · separation · extraction
assay
Compositional evaluation procedure
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
detection · titration · determination · measurement · standard · reference · validation · accuracy · precision · sensitivity
spectroscopy
Study of light-matter interaction
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- fluorescenceLight emitted after absorption
- electrophoresisField-driven particle separation
PCR · biosensor · sensor · probe · spectrometry · colorimetry · separation · extraction
compound
Combined into one
- metaboliteSubstance from cellular processes
- biomarkerMeasurable biological health signal
- proteinFolded amino chain
enzyme · antibody · antigen · hormone · glucose · electrolyte · drug · toxin · pollutant · contaminant
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
saliva · tissue · water · soil · matrix · extract · aliquot · supernatant · filtrate · digest
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry
- Analytical Chemistrytitration, chromatography, spectroscopy, concentration, molarity
- chromatographychromatography, chromatogram, TLC, SEC, columns
- Titrationtitration, endpoint, burette, buret, equivalence point
- Bioanalysisassay, assays, mass spectrometry, chromatography, electrophoresis
- Biosensorsbiosensor, glucose monitor, biochip, test strip, lab-on-a-chip
analytestandard
Level of quality accepted
reference standard · control · calibrator · reference material · blank
- statistical analysisMathematical examination of datasets
- financial analystProfessional assessing investment value
- DNA analysisExamining hereditary material
- budget analysisEvaluating income and expenditures
- analysis paralysisInaction from excessive deliberation
- data analysisSystematic information interpretation
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