[mass noun](Chemistry)the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension through a medium in which the components move at different rates (化)层析,色层(分离)法,色谱法
派生 chromatographic adjective 语源
1930s: from German Chromatographie (see chromato-, -graphy). The name alludes to the earliest separations when the result was displayed as a number of coloured bands or spots