fractionation
Americannoun
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the act or process of fractionating.
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the state of being fractionated.
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Military. the division of a missile's payload into several warheads.
Etymology
Origin of fractionation
First recorded in 1925–30; fractionate + -ion
Example Sentences
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Keyera’s planned takeover, unveiled in June of last year, would establish a natural-gas-liquids corridor in Canada for the company, with assets that include extraction, fractionation and storage operations, as well as rail and truck terminals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The study, titled "Extreme triple oxygen isotope fractionation in Equisetum," examines horsetails, which are hollow-stemmed plants that have existed on the planet for more than 400 million years.
From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025
“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
During the quarter, the company saw operational records for natural gas pipeline volumes and natural gas liquids fractionation volumes.
From Reuters • Aug. 1, 2023
The Slavic towns fulfilled their first cycle of the process with their great fractionation era and that of unification, under the hegemony of the Varangians, Veraics, Vikings and, afterwards, the Kev Empire.��
From The Mathematical-Historical Principles and the Evolution of Liberty by Bolívar, Víctor José Fernández
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