fractionator: Meaning and Definition of

frac•tion•a•tor

Pronunciation: (frak'shu-nā"tur), [key]
— n.
  1. an apparatus for fractional distillation. Cf. cracker.
  2. any apparatus capable of separating complex liquid substances, as blood, into their component parts.
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