'fractionation' definitions:
Definition of 'fractionation'
From: WordNet
noun
A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components [syn: fractionation, fractional process]
noun
Separation into portions
Definition of 'fractionation'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- 2. (Petroleum industry) Separation of crude oil into components of differing composition by {fractional distillation}. [PJC]
Words containing 'fractionation'
- Fraction,
- Fractional,
- Fractionally,
- Fractionate,
- Common fraction,
- Complex fraction,
- Compound fraction,
- Continued fraction,
- Decimal fraction,
- Fractional crystallization,
- Fractional currency,
- Fractional distillation,
- Fractional unit,
- Improper fraction,
- Partial fraction,
- Partial fractions,
- Proper fraction,
- Sexagesimal fractions,
- Vanishing fraction,
- Vulgar fraction,
- astronomical fractions,
- fractional process,
- simple fraction,
- fractional monetary unit