fractionation

American  

[frak-shuh-ney-shuhn] / ˌfræk ʃəˈneɪ ʃən /

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.

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fractionation Scientific  

/ frăk′shə-nā′shən /

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

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Etymology

Origin of fractionation

First recorded in 1925–30; fractionate + -ion

Example Sentences

To overcome the lignin hurdle, Cai invented CELF, which stands for co-solvent enhanced lignocellulosic fractionation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

“As a result, that kind of fractionation really doesn’t help you understand either the level of investment very directly, or the impact,” Wayburn said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

It also plans to build two natural gas processing plants and a fractionation unit to separate the various components of NGLs.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023

The process for making these plasma-based therapies is called fractionation, and Plasma Technologies markets its approach as a “disruptive and transformative” technology that makes for a more potent product, according to the records.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2020

The Italian nations were also developing the era of great fractionation of the first mathematical-historical cycle of Europe.

From The Mathematical-Historical Principles and the Evolution of Liberty by Bolívar, Víctor José Fernández