fractionatePronunciation: /ˈfrakʃ(ə)neɪt/Definition of fractionate verb [with object] chiefly Chemistry divide into fractions or components: samples were fractionated by electrophoresis separate (a mixture) by fractional distillation: the products were fractionated with boiling acetone in a Soxhlet apparatusDerivatives fractionationPronunciation: /-ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ noun fractionate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of fractionate in the US English dictionary