Chromatography
WordNet
noun
(1) A process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.