fractionation

Other forms: fractionations

Definitions of fractionation
  1. noun
    separation into portions
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    type of:
    division
    the act or process of dividing
  2. noun
    a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
    synonyms: fractional process
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    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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