analyte

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001390",
  "term": "analyte",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The element, ion, or compound that an analysis seeks to identify; the element of interest.\n\n2. The element, ion, or compound that an analysis seeks to identify; the compound of interest.\n\n3. A substance that is undergoing analysis or is being measured.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Underground Storage Tank Sites Guide Glossary",
    "Glossary: Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources",
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/analyte/"
}