Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chromatography

/ˌkɹəʊ.məˈtɒɡɹə.fi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: chro-matog-ra-phy
IPA: /ˌkɹəʊ.məˈtɒɡɹə.fi/

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized 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 affect the separation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Back-formation from chromatographic, borrowed from German chromatographisch (see there for more); by surface analysis, chromato- + -graphy. The technique is so named because it was developed primarily for the separation of the plant pigments, which would separate in bands of different "colors" (chromato-) .

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌkɹəʊ.məˈtɒɡɹə.fi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chromatographies (plural) chromography (alternative)

Derived Forms

chromatographical cochromatography electrochromatography immunochromatography nanochromatography oligochromatography photochromatography radiochromatography rechromatography thermochromatography

Phrases

argentation chromatography chromatography paper exclusion chromatography gas chromatography gas-liquid chromatography - GLC high-performance liquid chromatography - HPLC high-pressure liquid chromatography ion chromatography

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography typography iconography oceanography

Questions

How do you pronounce chromatography?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɹəʊ.məˈtɒɡɹə.fi/.
What does chromatography mean?: Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized 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 affect the separation.
Where does chromatography come from?: Back-formation from chromatographic, borrowed from German chromatographisch (see there for more); by surface analysis, chromato- + -graphy. The technique is so named because it was developed primarily for the separation of the plant pigments, which would separate in bands of different "colors" (chromato-) .

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