fractionate

• 指将混合物分离成其组成部分或馏分的动作，常用蒸馏、色谱等过程实现；也指把物质分成若干部分或小份。

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

1. Separate into componentsC1formalscientific

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

   分馏

   • 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.

   同义词break downdividepartitionsegregateseparatesplit

   反义词amalgamateblendcombinemergemix

2. Obtain by fractionationC1formalscientific

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

   分馏

   • 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.

   同义词extractisolatepurifyseparate

   反义词blendcombinemixunite