Interference in which the analytical signal is influenced by a different mechanism than the analyte e.g. the formation of non-dissociating species in emission
spectroscopy.
Source:
PAC, 1983, 55, 553
(Recommendations for the usage of selective, selectivity and related terms in analytical chemistry)
on page 554
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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