fractionation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.
- (countable, uncountable) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.
- (countable, uncountable) A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession.
Synonyms
fractional process
rectify
isotope fractionation
sectioning method
stepwise method
fractionation method
crystallization differentiation
fractionating process
dephlegmation
Translations
frazionamento
fraccionamiento
Fraktionierung Zerstückelung
fraccionament Zerteilung
fractionnement
fraccionamento
تجزئةEtymology
By surface analysis, fraction + -ation, or, by surface analysis, fractionate + -ion.
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