| electrohydrodynamic ionization mass spectroscopy [i¦lek·trō¦hī·drō·dī`nam·ik ´ī·ǝ·nǝ`zā·shǝn ¦mas spek`träs·kǝ·pē] SPECTROSCOPY A technique for analysis of nonvolatile molecules in which the nonvolatile material is dissolved in a volatile solvent with a high dielectric constant such as glycerol, and high electric-field gradients at the surface of droplets of the liquid solution induce ion emission. |