mass spectrum

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   a distribution of ions as shown by a mass spectrograph or a mass spectrometer

   Broaderspectrum

Questions about mass spectrum

What does mass spectrum mean?

mass spectrum means "a distribution of ions as shown by a mass spectrograph or a mass spectrometer".

Is mass spectrum a common word?

mass spectrum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.