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The meaning of FRACTIONATE is to separate (a mixture) into different portions especially by a fractional process.
Fractionation is a separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture (of gasses, solids, liquids, enzymes, or isotopes, or a suspension) is divided during a phase transition, into a number of smaller quantities ( fractions) in which the composition varies according to a gradient.
Fractionate definition: to separate or divide into component parts, fragments, divisions, etc.. See examples of FRACTIONATE used in a sentence.
1. : of, relating to, or being a fraction. 2. : of, relating to, or being fractional currency. 3. : relatively small : inconsiderable. 4. : of, relating to, or involving a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties. fractional distillation.
Synonyms for FRACTIONATE: dissociate, subdivide, bifurcate, dissect, divide, split, dichotomize, fractionalize; Antonyms of FRACTIONATE: combine, mix, blend, assemble, mingle, connect, associate, couple.
Definitions of fractionate. verb. separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents. see more. verb. obtain by a fractional process. see more.
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May 30, 2024 · 1. to separate or cause to separate into constituents or into fractions containing concentrated constituents. 2. (transitive) chemistry. to obtain (a constituent of a mixture) by a fractional process.
