n :  chromatography in which the sample mixture is vaporized and injected into a stream of carrier gas (as nitrogen or helium) moving through a column containing a stationary phase composed of a liquid or a particulate solid and is separated into its component compounds according to the affinity of the compounds for the stationary phase gas chromatographic adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  gas chromatograph 
 
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