1. to divide into fractions or smaller parts; to break up into fragments
Usage: British spelling (American: fractionalizes); third person singular present tense
2. to separate (a mixture) into components by fractional distillation or similar chemical process
Usage: chemistry/technical; British spelling (American: fractionalizes)

Examples

• The political party fractionalises into competing factions over policy disagreements.
• The oil refinery fractionalises crude oil into gasoline, diesel, and other products.
• Economic hardship fractionalises communities along class lines.
• The process fractionalises the mixture into its constituent components.
• Disagreement fractionalises the once-unified movement.
• The laboratory fractionalises the sample using advanced separation techniques.