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/frak'sheuh nay"sheuhn/, n.1. the act or process of fractionating.2. the state of being fractionated.3. Mil. the division of a missile's payload into several warheads.[1925-30; FRACTIONATE + -ION]
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fractionation — frac tion*a tion n. the act or process of separating a mixture into portions of different composition, as in distillation or {fractional crystallization}. Syn: fractional process. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. (Petroleum industry) Separation of crude oil … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fractionation — See also: Fractionated spacecraft Fractionation is a separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture (solid, liquid, solute, suspension or isotope) is divided up in a number of smaller quantities (fractions) in which the composition… … Wikipedia
fractionation — 1. To separate components of a mixture. 2. The administration of a course of therapeutic radiation of a neoplasm in a planned series of fractions of the total dose, most often once a day for several weeks, in order to minimize radiation damage of … Medical dictionary
fractionation — A term used to describe any method for separating and purifying biological molecules. See also cell fractionation … Dictionary of molecular biology
fractionation — noun 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… … Wiktionary
fractionation — frakcionavimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mišinio skirstymas į frakcijas. atitikmenys: angl. fractionating; fractionation rus. фракционирование … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
fractionation — rektifikavimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Vienalyčio skysčių mišinio perskyrimas, pagrįstas priešpriešiais judančių skysčio garų ir kondensato srautų sąlyčiu. atitikmenys: angl. fractionation; rectification rus. ректификация … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
fractionation — frakcionavimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Skysčių mišinio skirstymas į sudėtines dalis pagal tų dalių virimo temperatūrą. atitikmenys: angl. fractionation vok. Fraktionierung, f; Fraktionsbildung, f rus.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
fractionation of exposure — fractionation of exposure. См. фракционированное облучение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
fractionation of exposure — fractionation of exposure. = fractionated irradiation (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
fractionation — noun see fractionate … New Collegiate Dictionary
