spike addition

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /spʌɪk əˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
• Hyphenation: spike ad‧di‧tion

Noun

spike addition (countable and uncountable, plural spike additions)

1. (chemistry) A calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte.
   • 2002, D. T. Burns, K. Danyer, A. Townshend; Use of the terms “recovery” and “apparent recovery” in analytical procedures, Pure Appl. Chem., Vol. 74, No. 11, p. 2201–2205:

     […] single spike addition experiment does not indicate the absence of systematic error […]

Abbreviations

• SA

Synonyms

• (chemistry): spike method, spike procedure, spiking, standard addition

Translations

technique in analytical chemistry

• Dutch: Standaardadditie
• German: Standard-Addition f
• Hebrew: הוספה סטנדרטית
• Portuguese: adição-padrão f