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fractionate
frac·tion·ate
[
frákshə nàyt
]
(
past and past participle
frac·tion·at·ed
,
present participle
frac·tion·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
frac·tion·ates
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
divide or break into parts:
to divide or break something into parts, or be divided or broken into parts
(
formal
)
2.
transitive verb
chemistry
separate mixture into its components:
to separate a mixture into its components, e.g. by crystallization or distillation
frac·tion·a·tion
[
fràkshə náysh'n
]
noun
frac·tion·a·tor
[
frákshə nàytər
]
noun
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frac·tion·a·tion [ fràkshə náysh'n ] nounfrac·tion·a·tor [ frákshə nàytər ] noun
