fractionator

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noun

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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Meanings

nounfractionator (plural fractionators)

plural fractionators

  1. chemistryA 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.

Origin

From fractionate + -or.

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Translations

Portuguese fracionador
  • fracionadorapparatus used to separate the components of a mixture by fractionation
Spanish fraccionador
  • fraccionadorapparatus used to separate the components of a mixture by fractionation
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APA

fractionator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fractionator

MLA

“fractionator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fractionator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fractionator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fractionator.

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