fractionate (redirected from fractionations)

frac·tion·ate  (frksh-nt)

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.

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fraction·ation n.

fraction·ator 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"