chromatograph

American  

[kruh-mat-uh-graf, -grahf, kroh-muh-tuh-] / krəˈmæt əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈkroʊ mə tə- /

verb (used with object)

1. to separate mixtures by chromatography.

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noun

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

Other Word Forms

• rechromatograph verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of chromatograph

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

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily

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

From Science Daily

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

From Scientific American

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

From Scientific American

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.

From Scientific American