fractionate

A verb used to separate a mixture into its component parts or fractions, often through a process like distillation or chromatography.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das angibt, dass ein Stoffgemisch in seine Bestandteile oder Fraktionen zerlegt wird, häufig durch Verfahren wie Destillation oder Chromatographie. Es kann auch allgemein ein Aufteilen, Trennen oder Zerkleinern in kleinere Teile bezeichnen.

1. Separate into components C1 formal scientific

   To separate a mixture into its constituent parts or fractions, each containing concentrated amounts of specific components.

   • The chemist fractionated the crude oil to obtain gasoline, kerosene, and diesel.
   • In the lab, they fractionated the blood sample to isolate different proteins.
   • The process fractionates the mixture based on differences in boiling points.
   • They successfully fractionated the plant extract into several active compounds.

   🇩🇪In Bestandteile trennen

   Synonyme: break downdividepartitionsegregateseparatesplit

   Antonyme: amalgamateblendcombinemergemix

2. Obtain by fractionation C1 formal scientific

   To obtain a particular substance or component by using a fractional process such as distillation, centrifugation, or chromatography.

   • The ethanol was fractionated from the fermented solution through careful distillation.
   • Researchers fractionated the desired enzyme from the cell lysate.
   • Fractionated plasma is commonly used in medical treatments.
   • They fractionated the isotopes using a mass spectrometer.

   🇩🇪Fraktionieren

   Synonyme: extractisolatepurifyseparate

   Antonyme: blendcombinemixunite

• fractionated past participle
• fractionated past simple
• fractionating present participle
• fractionates third person singular