| NOUN | process | fractionation, fractional process | a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | fractionation | separation into portions |
| Meaning | A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | fractional process | |
| Narrower | destructive distillation | heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products |
| fractional distillation | fractionation of a liquid / liquid by distillation | |
| Broader | industrial process | A systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something |
| Verbs | fractionate | obtain by a fractional process |
| fractionate | separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents | |
| Meaning | separation into portions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | division | The act or process of dividing |
| Spanish | fraccionamiento | |
| Catalan | fraccionament | |
| Verbs | fractionate | separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents |
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