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photochromatography

photochromatography noun: a form of chromatography in which isotopically-labelled compounds may be separated by illumination at a wavelength that will excite any specific isotope.

Noun

photochromatography (uncountable)

  1. A form of chromatography in which isotopically-labelled compounds may be separated by illumination at a wavelength that will excite any specific isotope

Origin of photochromatography

From photo- + chromatography.

Questions about photochromatography

What does photochromatography mean?
Photochromatography means a form of chromatography in which isotopically-labelled compounds may be separated by illumination at a wavelength that will excite any specific isotope.
What part of speech is photochromatography?
Photochromatography is a noun.

Words near photochromatography in the dictionary

  1. photochoppers
  2. photochopping
  3. photochops
  4. photochrom
  5. photochromatic
  6. photochromatography
  7. photochrome
  8. photochromes
  9. photochromic
  10. photochromically
  11. photochromics

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