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frac⋅tion⋅a⋅tion

  [frak-shuh-ney-shuhn]
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–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.
Origin:
1925–30; fractionate + -ion
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frac·tion·ate   (frāk'shə-nāt')   
tr.v.   frac·tion·at·ed, frac·tion·at·ing, frac·tion·ates

  1. To divide or separate into parts; break up: "In the post-Watergate era, power has been fractionated on Capitol Hill" (Evan Thomas).

  2. To separate (a chemical compound) into components, as by distillation or crystallization.

frac'tion·a'tion n., frac'tion·a'tor n.
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Main Entry: frac·tion·a·tion
Pronunciation: "frak-sh&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the action or process of fractionating<fractionation of blood plasma by the precipitation of blood proteins>; also : the state of being fractionated
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fractionation frac·tion·a·tion (frāk'shə-nā'shən)
n.

  1. The process of dividing or separating into parts; breaking up.

  2. The division of a total therapeutic dose of radiation into small doses to be administered over a period of days or weeks.

  3. The separation of a chemical compound into components, as by distillation.

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