279. meta-metabolomics Quantitative analysis of metabolite patterns in a complex host– microbiome system (including multiple partners); for example, used to identify metabolic networks related to health or disease issues.
280. method A comprehensive description of all procedures used in sample analysis.
281. method qualification Subset of the method optimization processes that verifies method performance to demonstrate that an analytical method is working according to predefined acceptance criteria.
282. method transfer An agreed process or protocol agreed between two laboratories in order to ensure specific analytical practices can be reproduced and deliver comparable results in each laboratory location.
