mobile phase

noun

The fluid (liquid or gas) that flows through a chromatography system, moving the materials to be separated at different rates over the stationary phase

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Meanings

nounmobile phase (plural mobile phases)

plural mobile phases

  1. chemistryThe fluid (liquid or gas) that flows through a chromatography system, moving the materials to be separated at different rates over the stationary phase

Translations

Finnish liikkuva faasi
  • liikkuva faasifluid that flows through a chromatograhy system
Indonesian fase gerak
  • fase gerakfluid that flows through a chromatograhy system
Malay fasa gerak
  • fasa gerakfluid that flows through a chromatograhy system
Cite this entry
APA

mobile phase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobile%20phase

MLA

“mobile phase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobile%20phase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mobile phase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobile%20phase.

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