Fractionation. A laboratory test or process in which blood or another fluid is broken down into its components. Fractionation can be used to assess the proportions of the different types of cholesterol in a blood sample.ractionation. 1. in radiology, division of the total dose of radiation into small doses administered at intervals. 2. in chemistry, separation of a substance into components, as by distillation or crystallization. 3. in histology, isolation of components of living cells by differential centrifugation.
Bacon prices have shot up around 10 percent this year alone and reached an all-time high of $6.11 per pound, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Santiago said a half-pound slab of bacon now costs about $3.99, as opposed to last month when they were about a dollar cheaper.
The aroma of beef from the open grill spread over the 50-year-old restaurant's little dining room. Beef prices are expected to increase as much as 10% by summer, leading beef producers and sellers to worry that their product may become a luxury.(Photo: Mary Chind, The Des Moines Register). She and partner Marty Scarpino are raising prices by about $1 for most items.he price of corn is high, so cattle producers can't afford to keep as many animals. So you have fewer animals and high demand, and that creates high prices.. Corn prices have averaged $7 per bushel in the past 12 months. Beef is in danger of becoming a luxury item, Sweeney said.