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Fractionation   Listen
noun
fractionation  n.  
1.
The act or process of separating a mixture into portions of different composition, as in distillation or fractional crystallization.
Synonyms: fractional process.
2.
(Petroleum industry) Separation of crude oil into components of differing composition by fractional distillation.





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"Fractionation" Quotes from Famous Books



... obtained from the first fractionation had the melting point at 75 deg.-76 deg., indicating an acid either in carbon then ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 • Various


Words linked to "Fractionation" :   fractional process, division, industrial process, destructive distillation, fractional distillation


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