n, pl  -y*ses   :  chemical analysis on a small or minute scale that usu. requires special, very sensitive, or small-scale apparatus - compare MACROANALYSIS  mi*cro*an*a*lyt*i*cal also  mi*cro*an*a*lyt*ic  adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  mac·ro·anal·y·sis 
 
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