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partition — par·ti·tion pär tish ən n the distribution of a substance between two immiscible phases in contact at equilibrium and esp. between two liquids partition vt * * * par·ti·tion (pahr tĭґshən) something that separates or divides into parts … Medical dictionary
partition coefficient — n the ratio of the amounts of a substance distributed between two immiscible phases (as two liquids or a stationary and a mobile phase in chromatography) at equilibrium called also distribution coefficient * * * the ratio in which a given… … Medical dictionary
partition chromatography — n a process for the separation of mixtures in columns or on filter paper based on partition of a solute between two solvents one of which is immobilized by the substance in the column or by the paper * * * chromatography in which the stationary… … Medical dictionary
Partition equilibrium — The most common chemical equilibrium systems involve reactants and products in the same phase either all gases or all solutions. However, it is also possible to get equilibria between substances in different phases, such as two liquids that do… … Wikipedia
chromatography — The separation of chemical substances and particles (originally plant pigments and other highly colored compounds) by differential movement through a two phase system. The mixture of materials to be separated is percolated through a column or… … Medical dictionary
Chromatography — Pictured is a sophisticated gas chromatography system. This instrument records concentrations of acrylonitrile in the air at various points throughout the chemical laboratory. Chromatography (from Greek χρῶμα chroma color and γράφειν graphein to… … Wikipedia
chromatography — chromatographer, n. chromatographic /kreuh mat euh graf ik, kroh meuh teuh /, adj. chromatographically, adv. /kroh meuh tog reuh fee/, n. Chem. the separation of mixtures into their constituents by preferential adsorption by a solid, as a column… … Universalium
Ising model — The Ising model, named after the physicist Ernst Ising, is a mathematical model in statistical mechanics. It has since been used to model diverse phenomena in which bits of information, interacting in pairs, produce collectiveeffects.Definition… … Wikipedia
analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… … Universalium
Thermal conduction — In heat transfer, conduction (or heat conduction) is a mode of transfer of energy within and between bodies of matter, due to a temperature gradient. Conduction means collisional and diffusive transfer of kinetic energy of particles of ponderable … Wikipedia
physical science, principles of — Introduction the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world. physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… … Universalium
