n, pl  -phies  :  a process in which a chemical mixture carried by a liquid or gas is separated into components as a result of differential distribution of the solutes as they flow around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase - see GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY GAS-LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY  chro*mato*graph*ic adj chro*mato*graph*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  chro·mato·graph 
 
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