1951 A. I. Vogel Text-Bk. QuantitativeInorg. Analysis (ed. 2) xi. 814Semi-micro-analysis is concerned with the manipulation of 10–100 mg. of material, whilst micro⁓analysis deals with 1–10 mg. of material.
1938 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry Dec. 464/1 (heading)The determination of free and saline ammonia using a semi-microanalytical method.
1937 Industr. &Engin. Chem. (AnalyticalEd. ) 15 June 296 (heading)Micro-, semimicro-, and macro-determination of halogens in organic compounds.
1933 Ibid. Nov. 402/1Northrop..has used a semi-micromethod with an accuracy of 0·2 per cent.
1963 tr. Alexeyev's Quantitative Analysis i. 16The main advantages of the micro- and semimicromethods are their high speed and the need for only very small amounts of material.
1935 Industr. &Engin. Chem. (AnalyticalEd. ) Nov. 432/1Semi-micro adaptations of the classical Kjeldahl method..have been reported.
1946 F. Schneider Qualitative Organic Microanalysis ii. 39Bernhauer describes several types of micro or semi-micro receivers for vacuum distillations.
Ibid. vii. 195A test for the nitro group carried out on a semi-micro scale.
1974 . [ see micro- 8 b]
1976 Lancet 13 Nov. 1091/2 Plasma creatinine (semi⁓micro alkaline-picrate method) and urea (diacetyl⁓monoxime method) concentrations were measured.
ORIGIN: from semi- + micro- .