Associations to the word «Fractionate»

Wiktionary

FRACTIONATE, verb. (chemistry) To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc.
FRACTIONATE, verb. (cryptography) To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption.

Dictionary definition

FRACTIONATE, verb. Separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents.
FRACTIONATE, verb. Obtain by a fractional process.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King