1) Analytical chemistry 
Microanalysis is the chemical identification and quantitative analysis of very small amounts of chemical substances (generally less than 10 mg or 1 ml) or very small surfaces of material (generally less than 1 cm2). One of the pioneers in the microanalysis of chemical elements was the Austrian Nobel Prize winner Fritz Pregl. == Methods == The most...
• (n.) Analysis of the structure of materials from careful observation of photomicrographs.
Analytic techniques involving unusually small samples. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(mi″kro-ә-nal´ә-sis) the chemical analysis of minute quantities of material.
Mi`cro·a·nal'y·sis noun [ Micro- + analysis .] Analysis of the structure of materials from careful observation of photomicrographs. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′krō-ă-nal′i-sis Definitions: 1. Analytic techniques involving unusually small samples.