fractionate

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

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour séparer un mélange en ses composants ou fractions, souvent par des procédés comme la distillation ou la chromatographie.

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.

   🇫🇷Fractionner

   Synonymes: break downdividepartitionsegregateseparatesplit

   Antonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷obtenir par fractionnement

   Synonymes: extractisolatepurifyseparate

   Antonymes: blendcombinemixunite

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