Definition of chromatography
: 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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Time Traveler for chromatography
The first known use of chromatography was in 1936
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