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fractionator

noun

Etymology

From fractionate + -or.

  1. derived from *bʰreg-✻
  2. derived from fractio
  3. derived from fractio
  4. derived from fraccion
  5. inherited from fraccioun
  6. formed as fractionate — “fraction + -ate”
  7. suffixed as fractionator — “fractionate + or”

Definitions

  1. A piece of chemical engineering or laboratory apparatus that is used to separate the…

    A piece of chemical engineering or laboratory apparatus that is used to separate the components of a mixture by fractionation, especially by fractional distillation or by chromatography.

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