"fractionating column" meaning in All languages combined

See fractionating column on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fractionating columns [plural]
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  1. (physics, chemistry) An apparatus for the separation of the volatile components of a liquid by means of fractional distillation, sometimes accompanied by selective adsorption Wikipedia link: fractionating column

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