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A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
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fractionation
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WordNet
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n. a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components [syn: fractional process ] separation into portions
Wikipedia
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Fractionation is a separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture (gas, solid, liquid, enzymes, suspension, or isotope ) is divided during a phase transition , into a number of smaller quantities ( fractions ) in which the composition varies ...
Wiktionary
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n. 1 (context chemistry English) 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. 2 (context cryptography English) A preliminary stage ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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fractionation \frac`tion*a"tion\ n. the act or process of separating a mixture into portions of different composition, as in distillation or fractional crystallization . Syn: fractional process. 2. (Petroleum industry) Separation of crude oil into components ...
Usage examples of fractionation.
One of the plans for Serengeti was to set up a fractionation tower to process fuel, oils, and other products from the readily accessible hydrocarbons that Athena had deposited over wide areas.
It seemed to be a rather complex organic chem synthesis setup, complete with fractionation and distillation apparatus, diffusion gradients, and low-voltage electrical nodes.
Immediately the analysis of the saliva was halted, even though a preliminary fractionation showed several extremely high molecular weight proteins of unknown biological activity.