fractionate
verb/ˈfɹæk.ʃəneɪt/
Etymology
Definitions
To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in…
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.
To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions.
To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of…
To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption.
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To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.
The neighborhood
- neighborfractional distillation
- neighborfractionation
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for fractionate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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