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frac⋅tion⋅ate

  [frak-shuh-neyt]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
1. to separate or divide into component parts, fragments, divisions, etc.
2. to separate (a mixture) into ingredients or into portions having different properties, as by distillation or crystallization; cause to undergo fractional distillation, crystallization, or the like.
3. to obtain by such a process.
Origin:
1865–70; fraction + -ate 1
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frac·tion·ate   (frāk'shə-nāt')   
tr.v.   frac·tion·at·ed, frac·tion·at·ing, frac·tion·ates

  1. To divide or separate into parts; break up: "In the post-Watergate era, power has been fractionated on Capitol Hill" (Evan Thomas).

  2. To separate (a chemical compound) into components, as by distillation or crystallization.

frac'tion·a'tion n., frac'tion·a'tor n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: frac·tion·ate
Pronunciation: -sh&-"nAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to separate (as a mixture) into different portions (as by distillation or precipitation)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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