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Fractionation (Noun)

A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The laboratory technician employed a technique called fractionation to separate the mixture of gases into its individual components.
Fractionation of the petroleum resulted in various products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel.
The crude oil underwent a process of fractionation, resulting in the separation of its different components based on their boiling points.
To analyze the composition of the complex organic mixture, the scientist performed a series of fractionation steps using a distillation apparatus.
In the petroleum refinery, fractionation was used to separate the various types of hydrocarbons present in the crude oil, allowing for the production of different fuels and chemicals.

Separation into portions.

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The distillation process involves the fractionation of crude oil into various petroleum products.
Fractionation of the population by age and socioeconomic status helps in designing targeted health interventions.
The company uses advanced technology for the fractionation of natural gas into its component gases.
The fractionation of cells from the tissue sample is crucial for the identification of cancerous cells.
The unique properties of each component are determined by the fractionation of a mixture of polymers.