FRACTIONATION Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word fractionation. (close relations)
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| breakup | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) • coming apart | ||||||
| dissection | nounn | |||||
noun • cutting so as to separate into pieces • a minute and critical analysis • detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work) | ||||||
| dissociation | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of removing from association • a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently • (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions | ||||||
| division | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||
| partitioning | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an analysis into mutually exclusive categories • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||
| segmentation | nounn | |||||
noun • (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||
| segregation | nounn | |||||
noun • (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes • a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups • the act of segregating or sequestering | ||||||
| separation | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of lacking unity • coming apart • the distance between things • sorting one thing from others • the social act of separating or parting company • the space where a division or parting occurs • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) • the act of dividing or disconnecting | ||||||
| splitting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree | ||||||
| fractional process | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components | ||||||
