frac·tion·ate (fr k sh -n t )tr.v. frac·tion·at·ed, frac·tion·at·ing, frac·tion·ates 1. To divide or separate into parts; break up: "In the post-Watergate era, power has been fractionated on Capitol Hill" (Evan Thomas). 2. To separate (a chemical compound) into components, as by distillation or crystallization. frac tion·ation n.frac tion·ator n. |
fractionate [ˈfrækʃəˌneɪt]
vb
1. (Chemistry) to separate or cause to separate into constituents or into fractions containing concentrated constituents
2. (Chemistry) (tr) Chem to obtain (a constituent of a mixture) by a fractional process
fractionation n
fractionator n
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| Verb | 1. | fractionate - separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" |
| 2. | fractionate - obtain by a fractional process chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" |
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