Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retention time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: re-ten-tion -time
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the amount of time required for a solute to pass through a chromatography column after it has been injected.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

retention times (plural)

Questions

What does retention time mean?: A measure of the amount of time required for a solute to pass through a chromatography column after it has been injected.

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