Etymology

chromatogram

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Today it means: The visual output from a chromatograph, usually a graphical display or histogram. Full definition →

German Chromatogramm
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  1. German · borrowed fromChromatogramm
  2. English todaychromatogram

From German Chromatogramm, which was coined by Mikhail Tsvet in 1906.

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