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Definition of Fractionate
1. Verb. Separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents.
Generic synonyms: Separate
Derivative terms: Fractionation, Fractionation
2. Verb. Obtain by a fractional process.
Generic synonyms: Separate
Derivative terms: Fraction, Fractionation
Definition of Fractionate
1. v. t. To separate into different portions or fractions, as in the distillation of liquids.
Definition of Fractionate
1. Verb. (chemistry) To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fractionate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fractionate
Literary usage of Fractionate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Utilization of Wood Waste by Distillation: A General Consideration of by Walter Benjamin Harper (1907)
"36, steam is used, followed by destructive distillation. Here an attempt is made
to fractionate the oils direct from the ..."
2. The Harvey Lectures by Harvey Society of New York, New York Academy of Medicine (1922)
"Auricular systole begins with the first fractionate contractions near the sinus
node, and ends when a balance of the fractionate relaxations and ..."
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