fractionate
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for fractionate
/ (ˈfrækʃəˌneɪt) /
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
Derived forms of fractionate
- fractionation, noun
- fractionator, noun
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