| WORD |
DEFINITION |
| fraction |
one part of a mixture |
| fractional distillation |
to separate a mixture into parts or fractions using differences in boiling point |
| distill |
to separate two or more substances by differences in boiling point |
| mixture |
two or more substances mixed together |
| odor |
smell |
| petroleum |
an oily, thick, flammable, dark-colored liquid; used to make oil and gasoline |
| crude oil |
petroleum |
| filter |
to separate by passing through a paper or filter |
| filtrate |
the liquid that goes through a filter |
| filtration |
process of separating substances using differences in solubility |
| insoluble |
a substance that does not dissolve in a given solvent |
| separation by flotation |
a method of separating two or more substances using differences in density |
| separation by filtration |
a method of separating two or more substances using differences in solubility |
| chromatography |
method of separating two substances by differences in absorbing onto another material such as paper |
| pure substance |
a material that cannot be separated further by distillation, filtration or chromatography |
