Fractionation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fractionation is a noun meaning (radiotherapy) The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.
Meaning
(radiotherapy) The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.
More Meanings
- (cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.
- A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession.
- (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.
Example Sentences
After several fractionations, we had a usable product.
Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant.
Word Forms
- fractionations
Related Words
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