n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kr ō -m ə - ' tä-gr ə -f ē
Function: noun
Date: 1936
: a process in which a chemical mixture carried by a liquid or gas is separated into components as a result of differential distribution of the solutes as they flow around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase
– chro · mato · graph · ic \ kr ō - ˌ ma-t ə - ' gra-fik, kr ə - \ adjective
– chro · mato · graph · i · cal · ly \ -fi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb