"qualitative analysis" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "glosses": [
        "The determination of the elements, functional groups or compounds present in a sample."
      ],
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          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
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        [
          "element",
          "element"
        ],
        [
          "functional group",
          "functional group"
        ],
        [
          "compound",
          "compound"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) The determination of the elements, functional groups or compounds present in a sample."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "quantitative analysis"
        },
        {
          "word": "qualitative analyst"
        },
        {
          "word": "qualitative research"
        }
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      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
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        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "anàlisi qualitativa"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dìngxìng fēnxī",
          "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
          "word": "定性分析"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
          "word": "kvalitatiivinen analyysi"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "analiză calitativă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "káčestvennyj análiz",
          "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ка́чественный ана́лиз"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
          "word": "phân tích định tính"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "qualitative analysis"
}

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "quantitative analysis"
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    {
      "word": "qualitative analyst"
    },
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      "word": "qualitative research"
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      "glosses": [
        "The determination of the elements, functional groups or compounds present in a sample."
      ],
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          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "element",
          "element"
        ],
        [
          "functional group",
          "functional group"
        ],
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          "compound",
          "compound"
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        "(chemistry) The determination of the elements, functional groups or compounds present in a sample."
      ],
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        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "anàlisi qualitativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dìngxìng fēnxī",
      "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
      "word": "定性分析"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
      "word": "kvalitatiivinen analyysi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "analiză calitativă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "káčestvennyj análiz",
      "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ка́чественный ана́лиз"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "determination of the elements present in a sample",
      "word": "phân tích định tính"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qualitative analysis"
}