Meanings
nounchromatography (countable and uncountable, plural chromatographies)
plural chromatographies · alternative chromography
- countableuncountableanalytical chemistryAny of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases affect the separation.
Origin
- Germanchromatographisch
- Englishchromatography
Back-formation from chromatographic, borrowed from German chromatographisch (see there for more); by surface analysis, chromato- + -graphy. The technique is so named because it was developed primarily for the separation of the plant pigments, which would separate in bands of different "colors" (chromato-) .
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cromatografia
- cromatografiaanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Chinese Cantonese 色譜法 /色谱法
- 色譜法 /色谱法 (sik¹ pou² faat³)analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Chinese Mandarin 色譜法 /色谱法, 層析法 /层析法
- 色譜法 /色谱法 (sèpǔfǎ)analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
- 層析法 /层析法 (céngxīfǎ)analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
- 色層分離法 /色层分离法 (sècéng fēnlífǎ)analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
- 色層分析法 /色层分析法 (sècéng fēnxīfǎ)analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
- 層析 /层析 (céngxī)analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Danish kromatografi
- kromatografianalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Dutch chromatografie
- chromatografieanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Estonian kromatograafia
- kromatograafiaanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Finnish kromatografia
- kromatografiaanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
French chromatographie
- chromatographieanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
German Chromatografie
- Chromatografieanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Greek χρωματογραφία
- χρωματογραφία (chromatografía)analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Hawaiian hōʻauikala
- hōʻauikalaanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Indonesian kromatografi
- kromatografianalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Irish crómatagrafaíocht
- crómatagrafaíochtanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Italian cromatografia
- cromatografiaanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Persian کروماتوگرافی
- کروماتوگرافی (kromâtogerâfi)analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Polish chromatografia
- chromatografiaanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Portuguese cromatografia
- cromatografiaanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Russian хроматогра́фия
- хроматогра́фия (xromatográfija)analytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Spanish cromatografía
- cromatografíaanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Swahili kromatografia
- kromatografiaanalytical chemistry: technique for separation of components in a mixture
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chromatography
photographybiographygeographybibliographypornographyfilmographydiscographyautobiographycryptographytopographyradiographytomographyoceanographytypographychoreographymammographycinematographyvideographycartographydemographyangiographylithographycrystallographyechocardiography
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
chromatography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatography
MLA
“chromatography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromatography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatography.
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