high-performance liquid chromatography

noun

high-per·for·mance liquid chromatography | \ -pə(r)-ˈfȯr-mən(t)s-

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Medical Definition of high-performance liquid chromatography

: liquid chromatography in which the degree of separation is increased by forcing a solvent under pressure through a densely packed adsorbent —abbreviation HPLC

— called also high-pressure liquid chromatography

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