— chromatographer , n. — chromatographic /kreuh mat'euh graf"ik, kroh'meuh teuh-/ , adj. — chromatographically , adv.
/kroh'meuh tog"reuh fee/ , n. Chem.
the separation of mixtures into their constituents by preferential adsorption by a solid, as a column of silica (column chromatography) or a strip of filter paper (paper chromatography) or by a gel.
[ 1725-35; CHROMATO- + -GRAPHY ]