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fractionate
[ frak-shuh-neyt ]
verb (used with object)
, frac·tion·at·ed, frac·tion·at·ing.
- to separate or divide into component parts, fragments, divisions, etc.
- to separate (a mixture) into ingredients or into portions having different properties, as by distillation or crystallization; cause to undergo fractional distillation, crystallization, or the like.
- to obtain by such a process.
fractionate
/ ˈfrækʃəˌneɪt /
verb
- to separate or cause to separate into constituents or into fractions containing concentrated constituents
- tr chem to obtain (a constituent of a mixture) by a fractional process
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Derived Forms
- ˈfractionˌator, noun
- ˌfractionˈation, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fractionate1
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