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.

Origin of fractionator

¹

fractionate + -or²

Words Nearby fractionator

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How to use fractionator in a sentence

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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