Composed of separate particles. / (genetics) Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.

(chiefly in the plural) Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.

The act of participating, of taking part in something. / The state of being related to a larger whole.

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

(physics) An energetic electron or positron produced as the result of a nuclear reaction or nuclear decay.

(grammar) A noun case used to indicate that an object is affected only partially by the verb, or that the effect is not real. It often corresponds roughly to the English words "some" or "any." It is similar in many ways to the genitive case. Some languages that make use of the partitive case include Finnish and Estonian.

(informal) The Higgs boson.

An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another. / A part of something that has been divided.

To divide something into parts, sections or shares. / To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status.

hairstyle where the hair is separated down the middle.