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(chemistry, uncountable, countable) 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; an instance of this process..
Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant.
After several fractionations, we had a usable product.
Use fractionation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fractionation means (chemistry, uncountable, countable) 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; an instance of this process..
Common synonyms include fractional process.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant.
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