fractionate

verb

Definition of fractionatenext
as in to dissociate

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Recent Examples of fractionate Interlune’s system cools the gas down to near absolute zero, using cryogenic distillation to fractionate the two isotopes. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 The researchers used a single high radiation dose, whereas human treatments are usually fractionated – that is, given in smaller doses over time. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025 Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture). — WWD, 16 Oct. 2024 The initial wave fractionated into smaller 25-foot waves, which reverberated across the fjord for over a week. — Carly Miller, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 In this relational void, where the story often feels fractionated rather than woven, the wildfire itself emerges as the book's main character. — Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 June 2023 Native uses wholesome ingredients like shea butter, tapioca starch, and fractionated coconut oil (which is less messy and absorbs more easily into your skin than regular coconut oil). — Leeron Horry, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionate
  1. dissociate
  2. subdivide
  3. bifurcate
  4. dissect
  5. divide
  6. split
  7. fractionalize
  8. segment
Verb
  • The moves toughen the environment in Brazil for giants like Google, Meta and TikTok, who have long tried to dissociate themselves with crimes online committed by users.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
  • This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of dissociate
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  • The developers plan to subdivide the land into 25 lots for 20 market rate homes and five homes to be reserved as affordable for lower-income residents.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
  • The land is around 28 acres and would be subdivided into four separate lots for the rentals with 248 multi-family units across 11 buildings.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Definition of subdivide
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  • Was the discursive thread accidental, or emblematic of the two poles the AI industry is now bifurcated between?
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • London said the rental market is bifurcated, with older apartment complexes generally fuller than newer ones.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of bifurcate
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  • When my performance of Birthright ended, a group of three 20-something women in short shorts and ballet flats stood in the courtyard to dissect the play.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Massachusetts, is a notable example of an urban reversal of the 1950s and 1960s highway expansions that occurred across the United States that dissected many cities into sections and separated neighborhoods.
    — Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissect
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  • For easier replanting, discard the woody central clump of the plant before dividing.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There will always be a way to divide the teams with a discrepancy below that exact amount.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of divide
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  • The remaining counts were split between supporting the lifting of the ban and undecided.
    — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After a few more years of touring, though, the band split primarily so Howard could pursue her solo work.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • The trend toward fractional trading also comes at a time when stock splits—when companies with high share prices fractionalize shares to more affordable levels—have fallen out of favor (Apple is one outlier, having split its stock several times).
    — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 2 June 2020
Definition of fractionalize
Verb
  • The results will help segment POTS patients into more granular cohorts based on the source of their symptoms, rather than lumping them all together as Simo says the medical industry often does today.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But traditional toys also showed strength, with the consumer products segment up 5%.
    — Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of segment

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