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Fractionation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Fractionation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components

2

separation into portions

3

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.

See Also
fractioned stage ultrafractionation fractionate encryption fractions prefractionation mixture
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
industrial process division
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
destructive distillation fractional distillation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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