Definitions for fractionation

fractionation frac·tion·a·tion

Spelling: [frak-shuh-ney-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌfræk ʃəˈneɪ ʃən/

Fractionation is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 713 anagrams from letters in fractionation (aacfiinnoortt).

Definitions for fractionation

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.

Origin of fractionation

First recorded in 1925-30; fractionate + -ion

Examples for fractionation

This doubling or fractionation of the consciousness and personality have often been described in the case of hysterical subjects.

Or the separation may be effected by a method of fractionation as described above.

This is purified by fractionation in iron stills and distillation over caustic soda.

An improved form of apparatus for the fractionation is represented in fig. 9.

The acids obtained from the third fractionation had a melting point of 53°-54° C.

Various methods of fractionation are similarly available, chiefly the precipitation of the intermediate 'dextrins' by alcohol.

Another method of preparing argon is by fractionation of liquid air.

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