chromatography column

chromatography column
noun
a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
Syn: ↑column
Hypernyms: ↑tube, ↑tubing

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