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fractionation [frak-shuh-ney-shuh n] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun the act or process of fractionating. the state of being fractionated. Military. the division of a missile’s payload into several warheads. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of fractionation First recorded in 1925–30; fractionate + -ion Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for fractionation Historical Examples of fractionation
The acids obtained from the third fractionation had a melting point of 53°-54° C.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885
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Another method of preparing argon is by fractionation of liquid air.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2
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This doubling or fractionation of the consciousness and personality have often been described in the case of hysterical subjects.
Alfred Binet
An improved form of apparatus for the fractionation is represented in fig. 9.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7
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Various methods of fractionation are similarly available, chiefly the precipitation of the intermediate ‘dextrins’ by alcohol.
C. F. Cross
fractionation in Medicine fractionation [frăk′shə-nā′shən] n. The process of dividing or separating into parts; breaking up. The division of a total therapeutic dose of radiation into small doses to be administered over a period of days or weeks. The separation of a chemical compound into components, as by distillation. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. fractionation in Science fractionation [frăk′shə-nā′shən] The separation of a chemical compound into components by fractional crystallization or fractional distillation. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
