
English word chromatography comes from English -graphy, English chromato- (Color.)
-graphy (English)
Represents something written or otherwise represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.
chromato- (English)
Color.
chromatography (English)
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.