fractionation
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Is fractionation a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (chemistry, uncountable, countable) 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; an instance of this process.Examples: "Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant."; "After several fractionations, we had a usable product."countableuncountable
2. (radiotherapy) The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.countableuncountable
3. (cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.countableuncountable
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