analysis - an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

uranalysis, urinalysis - (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)

scatology - (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)

polarography - an electrochemical method of chemical analysis

quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis - chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance

spectrographic analysis, spectrometry, spectroscopic analysis, spectroscopy, spectrum analysis - the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

dialysis - separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

dating, geological dating - use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens

thermogravimetry - the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances