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fractionator
[ frak-shuh-ney-ter ]
noun
- Chemistry. an apparatus for fractional distillation. Compare cracker ( def 10 ).
- any apparatus capable of separating complex liquid substances, as blood, into their component parts.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fractionator1
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Example Sentences
He inserted half a droplet of the supposed vaccine and plugged in the fractionator's power cable.
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The fractionator turned itself off and he focused on and studied the slide it yielded.
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