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chromatograph

[kruh-mat-uh-graf, -grahf, kroh-muh-tuh-]

verb (used with object)

  1. to separate mixtures by chromatography.



noun

  1. a piece of equipment used to produce a chromatogram.

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Other Word Forms

  • rechromatograph verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chromatograph1

First recorded in 1855–60; chromato- + -graph
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Example Sentences

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These are then put into a gas chromatograph, which separates the chemical components.

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This allows the evaporates to be collected on a small trap which is then transferred to a gas chromatograph.

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This is not the first time the gas chromatograph analogy has been used for nasal anatomy.

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The scientists hypothesize that this structure may function like a gas chromatograph—a sophisticated chemical device that separates different compounds based on their solubility.

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Previous investigations have shown that other exquisite smellers, including dogs, rats and bobcats, have a nose with coiled turbinates, but the new paper is the first to study the arrangement in house cats and extend the gas chromatograph analogy to mammals.

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