frac·tion·ate (fr k sh -n t )tr.v. frac·tion·at·ed, frac·tion·at·ing, frac·tion·ates 1. To divide or separate into parts; break up: "In the post-Watergate era, power has been fractionated on Capitol Hill" (Evan Thomas). 2. To separate (a chemical compound) into components, as by distillation or crystallization. frac tion·ation n.frac tion·ator n. |
| fractionation (frksh-nshn) The separation of a chemical compound into components by fractional crystallization or fractional distillation. |
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| Noun | 1. | fractionation - a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components destructive distillation - heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products fractional distillation - fractionation of a liquid by distillation industrial process - a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something |
| 2. | fractionation - separation into portions division - the act or process of dividing |
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