as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
originally conceived as one novel, The Lord of the Rings underwent a fractionation into a trilogy when its publisher feared it was too massive to sell as a single volume
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Recent Examples of fractionation
Decarbonizing air travel The purification and fractionation steps are being developed jointly by scientists from TU Graz, the University of Zagreb in Croatia, and Portugal’s national energy laboratory (LNEG).
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
Additionally, Scotto is optimistic about MPLX delivering mid-single-digit EBITDA growth beyond 2026, driven by contributions from the Eiger pipeline and its Gulf Coast fractionation and export facilities, along with potential mergers and acquisitions.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
Additionally, Scotto is optimistic about MPLX delivering mid-single-digit EBITDA growth beyond 2026, driven by contributions from the Eiger pipeline and its Gulf Coast fractionation and export facilities, along with potential mergers and acquisitions.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionation
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The researchers found that the cities’ chemical microenvironments increase calcite dissolution.—
Damien Pine,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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McMahon's first words to the committee, after the usual thank-you's, were a flag-planting for the department's forceful dissolution.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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The first major split occurred when lawmakers passed an emergency bill, Senate Bill 298, on a largely party line vote in late February.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Multiple sources later confirmed their split to PEOPLE in January 2025, though they were spotted together on several occasions in the months to follow.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Hannah agrees and spends months avoiding Garrett on campus — despite Garrett finding her at every possible moment and questioning her about the breakup.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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In even fewer cases, a couple of months after the breakup during the joint bachelor and bachelorette party, the groom-to-be is spotted out at a professional bull riding event with one of his ex's would-be bridesmaids.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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That night, a glass partition rose.—
Nami Mun,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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The clinic was close to the partition, where Israeli soldiers often fired their weapons.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The court could still rule against DiZoglio and prohibit the audit on constitutional grounds based on the separation of powers.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Watch their separation shrink night by night, a slow-motion convergence that will culminate in a close conjunction on June 9.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Circumstances are far from ideal for LaFleur, who gets his first chance to be a head coach by taking over the worst team in the best division in football.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Sean McVay’s team has a chip on its shoulder after watching the division rival Seattle Seahawks lift the Lombardi Trophy last season.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fractionation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionation. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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