fractionator

English

Etymology

fractionate +‎ -or

Noun

fractionator (plural fractionators)

1. (chemistry) 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.

Derived terms

• microfractionator

Translations

apparatus used to separate the components of a mixture by fractionation

• Portuguese: fracionador m
• Spanish: fraccionador m