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Webster 1913 Edition
Qualitative
Qual′i-ta-tive
,Adj.
[Cf. LL.
gualitativus
, F. qualitatif
.] Relating to quality; having the character of quality.
– Qual′i-ta-tive-ly
, adv.
Qualitative analysis
(Chem.)
, analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; – contrasted with quantitative analysis.