fractionated
|frac-tion-at-ed|
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/ˈfrækʃəneɪt/
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/ˈfrækʃ(ə)neɪt/
(fractionate)
break/separate into parts
Etymology
'fractionate' originates from Late Latin 'fractio'/'fraction-', ultimately from Latin 'frangere' (to break), with the verb-forming suffix '-ate' from Latin '-atus'.
'fractionate' developed in Modern English from the noun 'fraction' (from Late Latin 'fractio' < Latin 'frangere') combined with the verbal suffix '-ate'; the technical sense (to separate into fractions) became common with advances in chemistry and industrial separation techniques in the 18th–19th centuries.
Initially related to the basic idea of 'breaking' or 'breaking into parts', the word evolved to a specialized current meaning: 'to separate into fractions or components (especially by a controlled physical or chemical process)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'fractionate'.
They fractionated the crude oil into several useful fractions.
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Adjective 1
divided into fractions or parts; separated into components (often by a fractionation process such as distillation, chromatography, or centrifugation).
Fractionated plasma is used to produce clotting factors and other blood products.
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