gas chromatograph
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of gas chromatograph
First recorded in 1950–55
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This allows the evaporates to be collected on a small trap which is then transferred to a gas chromatograph.
From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023
This is not the first time the gas chromatograph analogy has been used for nasal anatomy.
From Scientific American • Jun. 29, 2023
The device, fitted with a gas chromatograph, was with Dr. Lovelock on his Antarctic voyage, and his findings helped confirm links between chlorofluorocarbons and the hole in the ozone layer.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2022
When combined with a gas chromatograph, which separates chemical mixtures, the detector was capable of measuring minute concentrations of chlorine-based compounds in air.
From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2022
The gas chromatograph on the Pioneer Venus entry probes gave an abundance of water in the lower atmosphere of a few tenths of a percent.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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