fractionalize

[ frak-shuh-nl-ahyz ]
/ ˈfræk ʃə nlˌaɪz /

verb (used with or without object), frac·tion·al·ized, frac·tion·al·iz·ing.

to divide or splinter into fractions, sections, factions, etc.

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Also especially British, frac·tion·al·ise .

Origin of fractionalize

First recorded in 1930–35; fractional + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM fractionalize

frac·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby fractionalize

fraction, fractional, fractional crystallization, fractional currency, fractional distillation, fractionalize, fractional orbital bombardment system, fractionate, fractionating column, fractionation, fractionator
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