chromatography

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Pronunciation

/ˌkɹəʊ.məˈtɒɡɹə.fi/

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/ˌkɹəʊ.məˈtɒɡɹə.fi/ · /kroˈmaʈoˌɡrafi/

Definition of chromatography

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases affect the separation.

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Etymology

Back-formation from chromatographic, borrowed from German chromatographisch (see there for more); by surface analysis, chromato- + -graphy. The technique is so named because it was developed primarily for the separation of the plant pigments, which would separate in bands of different "colors" (chromato-) .

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