fractionate

[ frak-shuh-neyt ]
/ ˈfræk ʃəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object), frac·tion·at·ed, frac·tion·at·ing.

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.

Origin of fractionate

First recorded in 1865–70; fraction + -ate1

Words nearby fractionate

fractional crystallization, fractional currency, fractional distillation, fractional orbital bombardment system, fractionalize, fractionate, fractionating column, fractionation, fractionator, fractionize, fractious

British Dictionary definitions for fractionate

fractionate
/ (ˈfrækʃəˌneɪt) /

verb

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