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kromatografia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chromatography noun A laboratory technique for separating the components of a mixture by dissolving it in a fluid and passing it through a material that each component travels through at a different speed, so they arrive separated and can be identified or measured.

Senses

kromatografia is used for these senses in English:

  • chromatography (analytical chemistry) 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.

chromatography — full definition

  1. noun A laboratory technique for separating the components of a mixture by dissolving it in a fluid and passing it through a material that each component travels through at a different speed, so they arrive separated and can be identified or measured.
  2. noun A specific method of this kind, named for its mobile phase or setup — as in paper chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, gas chromatography or high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).