nuclear magnetic resonance
nounDefinition of nuclear magnetic resonance
: the magnetic resonance of an atomic nucleus
also
: chemical analysis that uses such resonance especially to study molecular structure
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Monitoring the reactions in real-time with a mass spectrometer, a nuclear magnetic resonance machine, and an infrared spectrometer, the system eventually learned to predict which combinations would be the most reactive. — Dan Falk, WIRED, "AI Algorithms Are Now Shockingly Good at Doing Science," 17 Mar. 2019 Alternative approaches, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and cryoelectron microscopy, also require large amounts of a protein and can take months. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "Mutant genes could supercharge efforts to decipher protein structures," 18 June 2019 Behind Olesik, in a frigid room crammed with $15.4 million worth of nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers that look like stubby spaceships, scientists are analyzing how polymer chains interact, down to their individual amino acids. — Jon Marcus, The Atlantic, "The Decline of the Midwest's Public Universities Threatens to Wreck Its Most Vibrant Economies," 15 Oct. 2017 In their eagerness to understand the material world, scientists have invented a variety of ways to picture the interior life of cells, using X-rays, electron microscopy, or nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. — David Gauthier-villars, WSJ, "Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Three Scientists for 3-D Imaging of Biomolecules," 5 Oct. 2017 During her graduate years Dwyer joined a research group that was studying small organic molecules and conducting research using nuclear magnetic resonance. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, "Former Powegian earns a national lifetime achievement award," 1 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nuclear magnetic resonance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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