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chromatotron

chromatotron noun: a device used in radial chromatography in which solvent is added to the center of a covered silica layered plate which spins to drive a sample outward forming sample spots of different compounds as concentric rings.

Noun

chromatotron (plural chromatotrons)

  1. (physical) A device used in radial chromatography in which solvent is added to the center of a covered silica layered plate which spins to drive a sample outward forming sample spots of different compounds as concentric rings.
    • Column chromatography SiO₂, 70–230 and 230–400 mesh and disc chromatography with a chromatotron (2 mm thickness, SiO₂ plate) were adopted.1994 April, G. Saxena, A.R. McCutcheon, S. Farmer, G.H.N. Towers, R.E.W. Hancock, “Antimicrobial constituents of Rhus glabra”, in Journal of Ethnopharmacoiogy, volume 42, number 2, →DOI, page 96
    • Column chromatographic separations were performed on silica gel 60 (0.04–0.063 mm, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany), a pre-packed silica gel column (35 mm i.d. × 600 mm, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany), and chromatotron (silica gel 60, 0.04–0.06 mm, 1 mm, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany).2014 December, Nawal M. Al Musayeib, Ramzi A. Mothana, Gamal A. Mohamed, Sabrin R.M. Ibrahim, Louis Maes, “Hypoestenonols A and B, new fusicoccane diterpenes from Hypoestes forskalei”, in...

Forms of chromatotron

pluralchromatotrons

Origin of chromatotron

Trademark, from chromato- + -tron.

Questions about chromatotron

What does chromatotron mean?
Chromatotron means a device used in radial chromatography in which solvent is added to the center of a covered silica layered plate which spins to drive a sample outward forming sample spots of different compounds as concentric rings.
What part of speech is chromatotron?
Chromatotron is a noun.
What is the plural of chromatotron?
The plural of chromatotron is chromatotrons.

Words near chromatotron in the dictionary

  1. chromatosomes
  2. chromatospectrophotometric
  3. chromatosphere
  4. chromatospheres
  5. chromatotic
  6. chromatotron
  7. chromatotrons
  8. chromatotrophin
  9. chromatotrophins
  10. chromatrope
  11. chromatropes

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