"fractionate" meaning in English

See fractionate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɹæk.ʃəneɪt/ Audio: En-us-fractionate.oga Forms: fractionates [present, singular, third-person], fractionating [participle, present], fractionated [participle, past], fractionated [past]
Etymology: From fraction + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|fraction|-ate|id2=verb|pos2=verb-forming suffix}} fraction + -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fractionate (third-person singular simple present fractionates, present participle fractionating, simple past and past participle fractionated)
  1. (chemistry) 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. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (to separate a liquid into its constituent parts): īheuheu (Maori)
    Sense id: en-fractionate-en-verb-apei0XQS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 6 42 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 39 13 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 7 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 6 41 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 49 8 36 8 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'to separate a liquid into its constituent parts': 78 6 14 2
  2. (radiotherapy) To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions.
    Sense id: en-fractionate-en-verb-3duZgzn3
  3. (cryptography) To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption. Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-fractionate-en-verb-dIlBDrnG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 6 42 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 10 47 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 7 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 6 41 6 Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.
    Sense id: en-fractionate-en-verb-f~XotlJy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fractional distillation, fractionation

Inflected forms

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