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precolumn

precolumn adjective: situated before the column of a chromatograph.

Adjective

precolumn (not comparable)

  1. Situated before the column of a chromatograph
    • The stationary phase included precolumn and column Sherisorb ODS1 5μm (4.6 x 250 mm; Waters Barcelona, Spain), and a mobile phase consisting in 1.5 mmol/L potassium hydrogen phosphate at pH 4.6 with 10% methanol, at a flow rate of 1 mL/min at room temperature.2015 July 21, “Roflumilast Prevents the Metabolic Effects of Bleomycin-Induced Fibrosis in a Murine Model”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Noun

precolumn (plural precolumns)

  1. A chromatographic column used as an initial filter

Forms of precolumn

pluralprecolumns

Origin of precolumn

From pre- + column.

Questions about precolumn

What does precolumn mean?
Precolumn means situated before the column of a chromatograph.
What part of speech is precolumn?
Precolumn can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near precolumn in the dictionary

  1. precolour
  2. precoloured
  3. precolouring
  4. precolours
  5. precolumbian
  6. precolumn
  7. precolumns
  8. precoma
  9. precomas
  10. precomatose
  11. precombat

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