partition chromatography

Chromatography in which separation is based mainly on differences between the solubility of the sample components in the stationary phase ( gas chromatography), or on differences between the solubilities of the components in the mobile and stationary phases (liquid chromatography).
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 819 (Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 826
Orange Book, p. 94