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Fractionate

//ˈfɹæk.ʃəneɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc.

    "Crude oil is fractionated in a refinery to produce a number of different petroleum products."

  2. 2
    obtain by a fractional process wordnet
  3. 3
    To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions.
  4. 4
    separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents wordnet
  5. 5
    To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption.
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  1. 6
    To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.

Etymology

From fraction + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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