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fractionally
Variant of fractional
adjective
- of or forming a fraction or fractions
- very small; unimportant; insignificant
- Chem. designating or of any of various processes for separating the constituents of a mixture by taking advantage of differences in their solubility, boiling points, etc.: fractional distillation
Also fractionary
Related Forms:
- fractionally adverb
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