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chromatography definition

chro·ma·tog·ra·phy (krō′mə täg′rə fē)

noun

any of various processes of chemical analysis in which the constituents of a mixture are separated into distinct bands or spots on an adsorbent material

Etymology: chromato- + -graphy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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chromatography Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • couple: Further characterisation of samples is carried out using chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry.

Converse of subject

  • purify: The harvested antibody is filtered and stored frozen until the end of a culture run when it is pooled and purified by column chromatography.

Adjective modifier

  • high-performance: The third sample contained a major hydrated component that could be isolated in pure form by high-performance liquid chromatography.

Modifies a noun

  • spectrometry: For GP1, the extract was analyzed directly with gas chromatography mass spectrometry ( GC-MS ).

Noun used with modifier

  • permeation: The gel permeation chromatography ( GPC ) measurements show that the molecular weight profile is only changed slightly.

Preposition: with

  • detection: The hydrocarbon composition was determined by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection.
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