"retention time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retention times [plural]
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  1. (analytical chemistry, chromatography) A measure of the amount of time required for a solute to pass through a chromatography column after it has been injected. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Analytical chemistry

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