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thin-layer chromatography


thin–layer chromatography

noun

Definition of THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY

: chromatography in which a liquid sample migrates by capillarity through a solid adsorbent medium (as alumina or silica gel) which is arranged as a thin layer on a rigid support (as a glass plate)

First Known Use of THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY

1957

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