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Definition of Fractionation
1. Noun. A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components.
Specialized synonyms: Destructive Distillation, Fractional Distillation
Generic synonyms: Industrial Process
Derivative terms: Fractionate, Fractionate
2. Noun. Separation into portions.
Definition of Fractionation
1. Noun. (chemistry) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fractionation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fractionation
1. A term used to describe any method for separating and purifying biological molecules. See: cell fractionation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fractionation
Literary usage of Fractionation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Radionuclide Retention in Geologic Media: Workshop Proceedings, Oskarshamn by Svensk kärnbränslehantering AB., OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"fractionation is due to kinetic or equilibrium mass effects during phase ...
For radioisotopes, fractionation also occurs due to radiation effects including ..."
2. Geology of Petroleum by William Harvey Emmons (1921)
"fractionation OF PETROLEUM IN CLAY It has been suggested that some white oils
and some very light oils have been formed by the fractionation of petroleum ..."
3. The Metals of the Rare Earths by James Frederick Spencer (1919)
"METHODS OF CONTROLLING fractionation OF THE RARE EARTHS. IN all fractional
operations it is necessary to employ some method of indicating the extent to ..."
4. Inorganic Evolution as Studied by Spectrum Analysis by Norman Lockyer (1900)
"fractionation " EVIDENCE. Ix the three previous chapters I have endeavoured to
show that new methods of inquiry in the physical field all support the ..."
5. Blood Supply: Transfusion-Associated Risks by Marcia G. Crosse (1999)
"A chemical fractionation process separates the various active components of
plasma, which are further manufactured into clotting factor products for ..."
6. Coal Tar Distillation and Working Up of Tar Products by Arthur Robert Warnes (1918)
"CHAPTER XI THE RECTIFICATION OF BENZOLS AND NAPHTHAS Chemical and physical
properties of benzene, toluene, and the xylenes— fractionation of washed crude ..."
7. Design and Use of Superior Asphalt Binders by Richard R. Davison (1994)
"CHAPTER II-5 ASPHALT fractionation The Coastal, Fina, and Texaco refineries that
supplied the RC samples also provided asphalt for analysis and ..."
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