Fractional distillation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fractionation of a liquid by distillation

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  1. (Chem.), a process of distillation so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing considerably from each other in their boiling points, can be separated into its constituents.
Definitions
  1. . (Chem.) See under Fractional.

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