Term: isotope dilution analysis
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03323

Definition:
A kind of quantitative analysis based on the measurement of the isotopic abundance of a nuclide after isotope dilution with the test portion.

Related Terms:
1) quantitative analysis (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Q04980).
2) isotopic abundance (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03332).
3) test portion (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06284).
4) nuclide (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04257).
5) isotope dilution (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03322).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2521 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

Citation: 'isotope dilution analysis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03323

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