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fractionation

DEFINITIONS OF: fractionation

1

n separation into portions

Type of:
division
the act or process of dividing

n a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components

Synonyms:
fractional process
Types:
destructive distillation
heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products
fractional distillation
fractionation of a liquid by distillation
carbonisation, carbonization
the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens)
Type of:
industrial process
a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something
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