Usually means: Separation process into smaller components.
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  1. fractionation: Merriam-Webster
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  3. fractionation: Collins English Dictionary
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  1. fractionation: Webster's New World Finance & Investment Dictionary

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  1. fractionation: Encyclopedia

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  1. fractionation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  5. fractionation: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  6. Fractionation: GLOSSARY of BLOOD RELATED TERMS
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Definitions from Wiktionary (fractionation)

noun:  (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.
noun:  (radiotherapy) The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.
noun:  (cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.
noun:  A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession.

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