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retention time

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retention time [ri′ten·chən ‚tīm]
(analytical chemistry)
In gas chromatography, the time at which the center, or maximum, of a symmetrical peak occurs on a gas chromatogram.
(electronics)
The maximum time between writing into a storage tube and obtaining an acceptable output by reading. Also known as storage time.


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2) The retention time for ON/OFF states was shorter than three months at room temperature.
During the retention time, the food available to the microbes changes and different types flourish, increasing the chance that the waste will encounter estrogen degraders.
Using email governance tools, a message to be "stamped" and categorized greatly improves the email archival and retrieval processes by sorting out irrelevant information and categorizing items by topic and retention time.
 
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