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

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.