fractionation
Dividing into parts
Fractionation is the process of separating a mixture into its component parts, typically based on differences in physical properties like boiling point or solubility.
The term appears most often in chemistry and industrial processes: crude oil undergoes fractionation to yield gasoline, diesel, and other products.
In other scientific contexts, fractionation refers to any method of dividing something into distinct portions or fractions.
Decaying carbon isotope
- carbon-14Radioactive isotope for dating
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
- datingPursuing romantic connections
mass spectrometry · enrichment · uranium · deuterium · isotopic · separation · centrifuge · diffusion
Purification via vaporization
- columnVertical structural element
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- feedstockUnprocessed manufacturing input
- petrochemicalProduct from crude processing
crude oil · refinery · boiling point · condensation · vapor · naphtha · kerosene · diesel
Vertical structural element
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
- gradientRate of change across space
- retentionContinued holding or possession
analyte · resolution · selectivity · partitioning · detection · quantification · separation · purification
Spinning to separate densities
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- extractionAct of removing
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
sedimentation · decanting · supernatant · pellet · gradient · density · subcellular · homogenization
Splitting into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
- segmentationDivision into sections
- splittingDividing into parts
- separationState of being apart
subdivision · compartmentalization · stratification · categorization · breakdown · sorting · grading · classification
Quantity of medicine
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
schedule · accelerated · protracted · radiosurgery · gray · delivery · boost · sparing
radiocarbon
Decaying carbon isotope
- carbon-14Radioactive isotope for dating
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
dating · mass spectrometry · enrichment · uranium · deuterium · isotopic · separation · centrifuge · diffusion · nuclear
distillation
Purification via vaporization
- columnVertical structural element
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- feedstockUnprocessed manufacturing input
petrochemical · crude oil · refinery · boiling point · condensation · vapor · naphtha · kerosene · diesel · gasoline
column
Vertical structural element
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
- gradientRate of change across space
retention · analyte · resolution · selectivity · partitioning · detection · quantification · separation · purification · sample
centrifugation
Spinning to separate densities
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- extractionAct of removing
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
crystallization · sedimentation · decanting · supernatant · pellet · gradient · density · subcellular · homogenization · lysate
division
Splitting into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
- segmentationDivision into sections
- splittingDividing into parts
separation · subdivision · compartmentalization · stratification · categorization · breakdown · sorting · grading · classification · allocation
dose
Quantity of medicine
conventional · schedule · accelerated · protracted · radiosurgery · gray · delivery · boost · sparing · planning
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
- oncologycancer, tumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy
- perfumerymusk, middle notes, vanilla, essential oils, fragrance oils
- cancer treatmentchemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy
- palm oilpalm oil, oil palm, palm fruit, palm kernel, oil palms
fractionationcombination
Joining of multiple elements
unification · fusion · consolidation · aggregation · amalgamation
fractionationunification
Merging into one entity
integration · wholeness · assemblage · reconstitution · unity
fractionationsynthesis
Combining parts into whole
recombination · reconstitution · compounding · polymerization · assembly