Definition of fractionation Fractionation
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We found 4 definitions of fractionation from 3 different sources.
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What does fractionation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: fractionations |
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| fractionation - a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components | ||
| fractional process | ||
| industrial process a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something | ||
| destructive distillation heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products | ||
| fractionation - separation into portions | ||
| division the act or process of dividing | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fractionation (Noun)
A separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller quantities fractions in which the composition changes according to a gradient.
Part of speech
🔤- fractionation, noun, singular of fractionations.
