chromatography

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency

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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