A method of separating a mixture of liquids that have different boiling points

plural of fractional calculus

(grammar) A word that expresses one or more of a specific number of parts of a whole. / (arithmetic) A fraction, such as 1/2 or 3/5.

(physics, chemistry) the separation of two solutes from the same solution by using either a solvent or a crystallization temperature such that only one solute is supersaturated and crystallizes out

(mathematical analysis, uncountable) The branch of mathematics that studies generalisations of calculus to allow noninteger (i.e., real or complex) powers of the differentiation operator D and the integration operator J; (countable) any one of said generalisations of calculus.

(process engineering, chemistry) A process used to separate substances with different melting points.

plural of fractional distillation

(finance, chiefly banking) A method of banking whereby the bank holds reserves that are only a fraction of its deposit liabilities.

(mathematics) Any of several fractions to the sum of which a single fraction is equal.

(physics, chemistry) An apparatus for the separation of the volatile components of a liquid by means of fractional distillation, sometimes accompanied by selective adsorption