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Noun: fractionation  ,frak-shu'ney-shun
  1. A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
    - fractional process
     
  2. Separation into portions

Derived forms: fractionations

Type of: division, industrial process

Encyclopedia: Fractionation

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