fractionation
English edit
Etymology edit
From fraction + -ation or fractionate + -ion.
Noun edit
fractionation (countable and uncountable, plural fractionations)
- (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.
- Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant.
- (radiotherapy) The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.
- Hyponym: hyperfractionation
- (cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.
- A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession.
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Translations edit
a method of separation of constituents of a mixture
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Further reading edit
fractionation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
