Fractionation
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
fractionation
n 1: a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its
components [syn: fractional process]
2: separation into portions
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