gas chromatography

gas chro·ma·tog·ra·phy

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gas kroh-muh-tog-ruh-fee]
- /gæs ˌkroʊ məˈtɒg rə fi/
- /ɡæs ˌkrəʊ.məˈtɒɡ.rə.fi/

Definitions of gas chromatography words

noun gas chromatography a chromatograph used for the separation of volatile substances. 1
noun gas chromatography a technique for analysing a mixture of volatile substances in which the mixture is carried by an inert gas through a column packed with a selective adsorbent and a detector records on a moving strip the conductivity of the gas leaving the tube. Peaks on the resulting graph indicate the presence of a particular component 0
noun gas chromatography chromatography in which a gas, often nitrogen, combines with a vaporized mixture that is then passed through a long column of adsorbent material to identify its constituents 0

before 1950

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First recorded in 1950-55

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