FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION


Meaning of FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION in English

noun

[ U ] ( chemistry ) the process of separating the parts of a liquid mixture by heating it. As the temperature goes up, each part in turn becomes a gas, which then cools as it moves up a tube and can be collected as a liquid.

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