chromatography
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8.6
- noun
- /krəˈmætəˌɡrɑfi/
- Specialized
:
cromatografía
- Load samples for analysis via nanospray liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry.
- liquid chromatography
- gas chromatography
- performance liquid chromatography
Examples
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And then we inject that into our gas chromatography mass spectrometer.
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In a surprising finding, liquid chromatography did not detect ciprofloxacin in plasma.
Academic text (2005) -
We're doing chromatography lab today, so find your partners and break into groups of four.
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"But we'll be using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry as soon as we have time.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now we're going to do liquid chromatography in particular hydrophobic measures.
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Now find the sample that goes with it, and insert it into the chromatography analyzer.
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In addition, chlorine content of PCBs was measured through gas chromatography with electron capture detection.
Academic text (1998) -
We used validated high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry to measure ciprofloxacin plasma levels.
Academic text (2005) -
PHOTO (COLOR): Nutritional biochemist Elizabeth Johnson uses high-performance liquid chromatography to measure carotenoids in blood plasma.
Academic text (2003) -
In our chemistry class, we learned that chromatography is used to separate different colors in ink.
Synonyms
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9.3
To separate a mixture into parts using heat or chemicals
Compounds
- Specialized
A tall glass tube that separates mixtures by passing them through a material that holds some parts
- Specialized
A laboratory method that separates a mixture as it moves through a tube filled with solid material
How Effective
- Specialized
- Specialized
3
8.6
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
chromatography = chromatograph (semi-transparent) = chromatograph + y
Built from the combining element 'chromat-' (colour) plus the element '-graphy' (writing/study); the meaning 'a laboratory separation technique' is specialized and not immediately inferable from everyday meanings.
Etymology
The word chromatography comes from Greek roots chroma meaning 'color' and graphy meaning 'writing' or 'recording', like in photograph. So chromatography is like 'writing with color', a lab method that separates parts of a mixture because they move at different speeds, often making colored bands you can read.