chromatography
noun
chro·ma·tog·ra·phy
ˌkrō-mə-ˈtä-grə-fē 
: a process in which a chemical mixture carried by a liquid or gas is separated into components as a result of differential distribution of the solutes as they flow around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase
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After dissecting the sharks in the lab, the team tested muscle and liver tissue using a standard technique called liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry.
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
The University of Virginia team tested the mushroom products in October 2023 using liquid chromatography.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 18 July 2024
When Hansen used a more precise method, liquid chromatography, the results left little doubt that the chemical in the Red Cross blood was PFOS.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
In this case, the company used ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography–accurate mass-time of flight mass spectrometry analysis, and consulted with an ethnobotanist.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2023
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
The University of Virginia team tested the mushroom products in October 2023 using liquid chromatography.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 18 July 2024
When Hansen used a more precise method, liquid chromatography, the results left little doubt that the chemical in the Red Cross blood was PFOS.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
In this case, the company used ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography–accurate mass-time of flight mass spectrometry analysis, and consulted with an ethnobotanist.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2023
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chromatography
noun
chro·ma·tog·ra·phy
ˌkrō-mə-ˈtäg-rə-fē
: separation and detection of chemical compounds as a result of their having traveled at different rates according to their different attractions to matter that carries them (as flowing liquid or gas) and matter that is not moving (as a liquid coating a solid)
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chromatography
noun
chro·ma·tog·ra·phy
ˌkrō-mə-ˈtäg-rə-fē
plural chromatographies
: a process in which a chemical mixture carried by a liquid or gas is separated into components as a result of differential distribution of the solutes as they flow around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase see affinity chromatography, cochromatography, column chromatography, electrochromatography, gas chromatography, gas-liquid chromatography, gel filtration, high-performance liquid chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, liquid chromatography, paper chromatography, partition chromatography, radiochromatography, thin-layer chromatography
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