English noun: fractionation | |||
1. | fractionation (process) a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components | ||
Synonyms | fractional process | ||
Broader (hypernym) | industrial process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | destructive distillation, fractional distillation | ||
2. | fractionation (act) separation into portions | ||
Broader (hypernym) | division | ||