fractionate

Verb

 * 1)  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.
 * Crude oil is fractionated in a refinery to produce a number of different petroleum products.
 * 1)  To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions.
 * 2)  To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption.
 * 3) To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.

Translations

 * Maori: īheuheu