fractionation

English

Etymology

fraction +‎ -ation

Noun

fractionation (countable and uncountable, plural fractionations)

1. (chemistry) 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.

   Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant.

2. (cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.
3. A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession.

Translations

a method of separation of constituents of a mixture

• Maori: īheunga
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Further reading

• fractionation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia