fractionation

Variant of fractionate

fractionate definition

frac·tion·ate (frak′s̸hən āt′)

transitive verb fractionated -·at′ed, fractionating -·at′·ing

  1. to separate into fractions, or parts
  2. Chem. to separate into fractions by crystallization, distillation, etc.

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.