Fractional
121fractional orbital bombardment system — a missile or satellite with a nuclear warhead sent into a low orbit so that it can suddenly be directed at a target. Abbr.: FOBS, F.O.B.S. * * * …
122fractional crystallization — noun the separation of two solutes from the same solution by using either a solvent or a crystallization temperature such that only one solute is supersaturated and crystallizes out …
123fractional Brownian motion — A biased random walk. Unlike Standard Brownian Motion, the odds are biased in one direction or the other. It is like playing with loaded dice. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
124fractional coins — Metal currency minted in denominations of 50, 25, and 10 cents, and minor coins (5 cents and 1 cent). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
125fractional distillation — distillation in which volatilizable substances are separated in the order of their respective volatility …
126fractional dose — fractionated dose a fraction of the total dose prescribed of a drug or therapeutic radiation; called also divided d …
127fractional excretion of sodium — (FENa) an assessment of acute renal failure comparing the renal clearance of sodium with the creatinine clearance: expressed as a per cent, where PCr = plasma concentration of creatinine, PNa = plasma concentration of sodium, UCr = urinary… …
128fractional sterilization — intermittent sterilization destruction of microbial viability by successive application of the procedure at intervals, to allow spores to develop into vegetative forms, which are more easily destroyed …
