fractionation

ˌfrækʃəˈneɪʃən

Definition

Definition of fractionation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

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process of separating components by their differences in boiling point

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Fractionation is crucial in petroleum refining to obtain different fuels..

distillation

separation

split into parts

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separation into portions

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Fractionation of the sample was necessary for analysis.

division

partition

separation

radiotherapy

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division of radiation dose into smaller doses

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Fractionation helps minimize damage to healthy tissue.

cryptography

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stage of encryption dividing symbols

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Fractionation increases the complexity of the code.

division

segmentation

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Origin of fractionation

Latin, fractio (a breaking)

Terms with fractionation included in their meaning

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fraction

chemistry

component of a mixture separated by fractionation

fractionate

hypnosis

use fractionation technique in hypnosis

fractionator

chemistry

device separating mixture components by fractionation

hemoderivative

medical

substance obtained by fractionation of human blood plasma

Examples of fractionation in a sentence

The lab uses fractionation to separate complex mixtures.
The fractionation of oil is crucial in the refining process.
Fractionation allowed the chemist to isolate the compound.
The doctor explained the benefits of fractionation in treatment.
Fractionation was crucial in the patient's recovery plan.
Fractionation is crucial in modern encryption techniques.

The system uses fractionation to enhance security.

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French:fractionnement, division, ...
German:Fraktionierung, Auftrennung, ...
Italian:frazionamento, separazione, ...
Spanish:fraccionamiento, ...
Portuguese:fracionamento, fracionação, ...
Chinese:分馏, 分割, ...
Japanese:分別, 分画, ...
Arabic:تَجْزِئَة, تفريق, ...
Hebrew:זִקּוּק, פֵּרוּק לִשְׁבָרִים, ...
Russian:фракционирование, разделение символов, ...
Ukrainian:фракціонування, поділ дози, ...
Hindi:अंशांकन, प्रभाजन, ...
Bengali:ভগ্নাংশন, বিভাজন, ...
Catalan:fraccionament, separació, ...
Czech:frakcionace, frakcionování, ...
Danish:fraktionering, opdeling, ...
Dutch:fractionering, fractie, ...
Greek:κλασμάτωση, διαχωρισμός, ...
Hungarian:frakcionálás, felosztás, ...
Khmer:ការចម្រាញ់បំបែកជាផ្នែក, ការបំបែកជាផ្នែកៗ, ...
Korean:분별 증류, 분획, ...
Persian:تقطیر جزء به جزء, تفکیک, ...
Polish:frakcjonowanie, podział, ...
Portuguese (BR):fracionamento, segmentação, ...
Romanian:fracționare, divizare, ...
Swedish:fraktionering, dosuppdelning, ...
Thai:การแยกส่วน, การแบ่งส่วน, ...
Turkish:fraksiyonlama, fraksiyonlanma, ...
Vietnamese:sự phân đoạn, sự phân tách, ...

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