Associations to the word «Chromatography»

Wiktionary

CHROMATOGRAPHY, noun. (chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised 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 effects the separation.

Dictionary definition

CHROMATOGRAPHY, noun. A process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats