Associations to the word «Fractionation»

Wiktionary

FRACTIONATION, noun. (chemistry) 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.
FRACTIONATION, noun. (cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.

Dictionary definition

FRACTIONATION, noun. A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components.
FRACTIONATION, noun. Separation into portions.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats