fractionation
1. a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components (Freq. 2) • Syn: fractional process • Derivationally related forms: fractionate • Hypernyms: industrial process • Hyponyms: destructive distillation, fractional distillation 2. separation into portions (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: fractionate • Hypernyms: division
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