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PRECURSOR ION [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

[In mass spectrometry], the precursor or progenitor of a fragment ion or of a metastable intermediate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

[En spectrométrie de masse], [...] précurseur d'un ion fragment ou d'un intermédiaire métastable.

OBS

Un fragment d'ion peut lui-même être le précurseur («progéniteur») d'autres fragments.

Spanish

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