- fractionator
- noun see fractionate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fractionator
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fractionator — /frak sheuh nay teuhr/, n. 1. Chem. an apparatus for fractional distillation. Cf. cracker. 2. any apparatus capable of separating complex liquid substances, as blood, into their component parts. [FRACTIONATE + OR2] * * * … Universalium
fractionator — noun A piece of chemical engineering apparatus that is used to separate the components of a mixture by fractionation, especially by fractional distillation … Wiktionary
fractionator — frac·tion·a·tor … English syllables
fractionator — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnād.ə(r) noun ( s) : an apparatus for fractionating especially by fractional distillation * * * /frak sheuh nay teuhr/, n. 1. Chem. an apparatus for fractional distillation. Cf. cracker. 2. any apparatus capable of separating complex… … Useful english dictionary
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Continuous distillation — Image 1: Typical industrial distillation towers Image 2: A crude oil vacuum distillation column as used in oil refineries … Wikipedia
fractionate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1867 1. to separate (as a mixture) into different portions especially by a fractional process 2. to divide or break up • fractionation noun • fractionator noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
