fractionator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

fractionator fractionators

Etymology

From fractionate + -or.

Derived words

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