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Where does “chromatography” come from?

Chromatography comes from Ancient Greek γράφω meaning to write, combined with Ancient Greek χρῶμα meaning color, both ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots for scratching and color.

chromatography (English): Any of various techniques for the qualitative or...

Definitions

  1. Any of various techniques for the qualitative or...

Ancestry of “chromatography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchromatographicOf or pertaining to chromatography
2Germanchromatographisch—
3German-graphisch-graphic

Words derived from “chromatography”

  • chromatographic
  • electrochromatography
  • chromatographically
  • immunochromatographic
  • thermochromatography
  • thermochromatographic
  • chromatographical
  • immunochromatography
  • radiochromatography
  • nonchromatographic
  • nanochromatography
  • thermochromatographically
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