noun
: chromatography in which the sample mixture is vaporized and injected into a stream of carrier gas (as nitrogen or helium) moving through a column containing a stationary phase comprised of a liquid or a particulate solid and is separated into its component compounds according to the affinity of the compounds for the stationary phase — compare column chromatography herein paper chromatography in the Dict thin-layer chromatography herein
• gas chromatographic adjective