fractional

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Jet fuel is essentially a highly refined form of kerosene with specialised additives, and is usually produced from fractional distillation of crude oil.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Tokenized stocks are traded in Europe and Asia, offering 24/7 trading and fractional ownership, but aren’t yet in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Nobody who bought Standard Oil stock could explain fractional distillation either.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025

Patients with asthma showed a median 56% reduction in fractional exhaled nitric oxide, indicating reduced airway inflammation.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

When all the votes—including fractional votes—had been tallied, the resolution had failed, 58.25 to 55.75.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown