fractionizev.
/ˈfrakʃənʌɪz/, /ˈfrakʃn̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈfrækʃəˌnaɪz/ transitive (and absol.) To break up into fractions.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)] > into fractions
fractionize1675
fractionalize1947
fractionate1961
1675 J. Collins Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) I. 216 If the second term of an equation be wanting, the penultimate may be removed into the room of it..and that without fractionizing.
1831 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 45 443 They fractionize, they divide.
1841 Fraser's Mag. 24 207 To..fractionise..the Conservative party, would be an act of treachery.
1872 Contemp. Rev. 20 583 All of these fragmentary ideas..fractionize, but do not resolve the problem.
Draft additions 1993
fractioniˈzation n.
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > distillation > fractionation
fractionation1878
fractionization1946
1946 in Funk's New Pract. Stand. Dict.
1963 Acta Tuberculosea et Pneumol. Scand. 43 39 (heading) Fractionization of 17-ketosteroids in urine of patients treated with isoniazid.
1971 JETP Lett. 14 51 The growth of the priming diamond powders..revealed a previously unknown phenomenon, namely anomalously large fractionization of stable isotopes of carbon.
1978 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 4 Sept. 26/3 Items still under discussion in SALT 2 include..a ban on flight testing a larger number of reentry vehicles..and a similar restriction on fractionization of SLBMs.
1989 Chicago Tribune 19 May i. 25/3 This political fractionization appears potentially dangerous in light of Poland's history, which has been marked by crippling domestic political struggles.
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