Main Entry: chro·ma·tog·ra·phy

Pronunciation: \ˌkrō-mə-ˈtä-grə-fē\

Function: noun

Date: 1936

: 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

— chro·mato·graph·ic \krō-ˌma-tə-ˈgra-fik, krə-\ adjective

— chro·mato·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb