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 | ||