L
Labelling, 450
Laboratory Information and Management Systems (LIMS), 528
Laboratory management, 526
LANS, 526
Laser microprobe, 290
Least squares method of graph plotting, 31
Ligand, 37
aminocarboxylic acid, 213
definition of, 37
excitations within an organic, 369
multidentate, 50
Limits of detection,
theoretical, 25
practical, 26
Light pipe, 117
Local area network (LAN), 526
L 'Vov shelf, 329
M
Magneto-optical disk, 531
Masking, 10
Mass,
reduced, 381
transfer, 88
Mass spectrometry (MS), 426
applications, 439
instrumentation 426