gas chromatography

[ gas kroh-muh-tog-ruh-fee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chemistry.

chromatography in which a substance is converted into vapor and mixed with a gaseous element, as nitrogen, then separated and quantified by preferential adsorption by a solid or liquid element.

gas chromatography

a technique for analysing a mixture of volatile substances in which the mixture is carried by an inert gas through a column packed with a selective adsorbent and a detector records on a moving strip the conductivity of the gas leaving the tube. Peaks on the resulting graph indicate the presence of a particular component Also calledgas-liquid chromatography

First recorded in 1950–55

Browse