Preferred Label : mobile phase;
Detailed label : mobile phase in chromatography;
IUPAC definition : A fluid which percolates through or along the stationary bed, in a definite direction.
It may be a liquid (liquid chromatography) or a gas (gas chromatography) or a supercritical
fluid (supercritical-fluid chromatography). In gas chromatography the expression carrier
gas may be used for the mobile phase. In elution chromatography the expression 'eluent'
is also used for the mobile phase.;
Origin ID : M03952;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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A fluid which percolates through or along the stationary bed, in a definite direction.
It may be a liquid (liquid chromatography) or a gas (gas chromatography) or a supercritical
fluid (supercritical-fluid chromatography). In gas chromatography the expression carrier
gas may be used for the mobile phase. In elution chromatography the expression 'eluent'
is also used for the mobile phase.