fractionation

• Sustantivo que designa el proceso de separar una sustancia en sus componentes o partes, a menudo mediante calentamiento o destilación, o la acción de dividir algo en fracciones.

A noun referring to a process that separates a substance into its component parts, often through the application of heat, or the act of dividing something into portions.

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1. Thermal separation processC1formalscientific

   A process that applies heat to separate a mixture into its individual components or fractions.

   Fraccionamiento térmico

   • Fractionation is widely used in the petroleum industry to separate crude oil into gasoline, diesel, and kerosene.
   • The laboratory uses a distillation column for the fractionation of volatile liquids.
   • Fractionation by heat is a key step in producing high-purity chemicals.

   Sinónimosdistillationfractional distillationrectification

2. Division into partsB2formal

   The act of separating something into distinct portions or fractions.

   Fraccionamiento

   • The fractionation of the sample yielded three distinct layers.
   • Blood fractionation separates plasma from red and white blood cells.
   • The fractionation of responsibilities among team members improved efficiency.

   Sinónimosdivisionfragmentationpartitionpartitioningsegmentationseparationsplitsplitting

   Antónimoscombinationfusionintegrationunification