or fragmentise (ˈfræɡmənˌtaɪz) or fragmentate (ˈfræɡmənˌteɪt)
verb(transitive)
to break into pieces
fragmentize in American English
(ˈfrægmənˌtaɪz)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈfragmentˌized or ˈfragmentˌizing
to break into fragments
Derived forms
fragmentization (ˌfragmentiˈzation)
noun
fragmentize in American English
(ˈfræɡmənˌtaiz) (verb-ized, -izing)
transitive verb
1.
to break (something) into fragments; break (something) apart
intransitive verb
2.
to fall into fragments
Alsoesp Britfragmentise
Derived forms
fragmentization
noun
fragmentizer
noun
Word origin
[1805–15; fragment + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpaca, diminishing returns, napoleon, phase, platinum-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize)
Examples of 'fragmentize' in a sentence
fragmentize
Collision-induced dissociation was performed to fragmentize ions to obtain feature fragment profiles.
Seyit Yuzuak, James Ballington, De-Yu Xie 2018, 'HPLC-qTOF-MS/MS-Based Profiling of Flavan-3-ols and Dimeric Proanthocyanidins in Berriesof Two Muscadine Grape Hybrids FLH 13-11 and FLH 17-66', Metaboliteshttp://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/8/4/57. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)