fractionate

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: frac=tion=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

fractionate, v. t. 

 To separate (a mixture of chemical substances) into different portions or fractions, as in the distillation of liquids.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fractionate, v.tr.
1 break up into parts.
2 separate (a mixture) by fractional distillation etc.

Derivative

fractionation n.

THESAURUS

fractionate

aerate, aerify, atomize, carbonate, chlorinate, distill, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, fluidize, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, hydrogenate, oxygenate, perfume, reek, send out, smoke, spray, steam, sublimate, sublime, vaporize, volatilize