Difference between fraction and ohnosecond
Definitions
noun
- a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
- the quotient of two rational numbers
- a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
verb
- perform a division
Examples
Patients received a conditioning regimen that consisted of total body irradiation (1375 cGy in 11 fractions) with partial lung shielding, thiotepa (10 mg/kg), cyclophosphamide (120 mg/kg), and rabbit antithymocyte globulin (1.5 mg/kg).
We then repeat this fractionation process on these 10 compounds, rescreen them and find the active one, and then identify what that compound is.
What an infinitesimal fraction of time's fathomless abyss is assigned to each of us!
