fractionator

[ frak-shuh-ney-ter ]
/ ˈfræk ʃəˌneɪ tər /

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

fractionate + -or2

Words nearby fractionator

fractional orbital bombardment system, fractionalize, fractionate, fractionating column, fractionation, fractionator, fractionize, fractious, fractocumulus, fractostratus, fractur

Example sentences from the Web for fractionator

  • He inserted half a droplet of the supposed vaccine and plugged in the fractionator's power cable.

    The Hate Disease |William Fitzgerald Jenkins

  • The fractionator turned itself off and he focused on and studied the slide it yielded.

    The Hate Disease |William Fitzgerald Jenkins