spike addition

Noun

 * 1)  A calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte.
 * 2) * 2002, D. T. Burns, K. Danyer, A. Townshend; Use of the terms “recovery” and “apparent recovery” in analytical procedures, Pure Appl. Chem., Vol. 74, No. 11, p. 2201–2205:
 * single spike addition experiment does not indicate the absence of systematic error

Abbreviations

 * SA

Translations

 * Dutch: Standaardadditie
 * German: Standard-Addition
 * Hebrew: הוספה סטנדרטית
 * Portuguese: adição-padrão