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.

Nearby words

fractional, fractional crystallization, fractional currency, fractional distillation, fractional orbital bombardment system, fractionalize, fractionally, fractionary, fractionate, fractionating column, fractionation

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

Origin of fractionalize

First recorded in 1930–35; fractional + -ize

Related formsfrac·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun

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