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fractionation

[ frak-shuh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of fractionating.
  2. the state of being fractionated.
  3. Military. the division of a missile's payload into several warheads.

fractionation

/ frăk′shə-nā′shən /

  1. The separation of a chemical compound into components by fractional crystallization or fractional distillation.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fractionation1

First recorded in 1925–30; fractionate + -ion

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