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Fissionable

[fish-uh-nuh-buhl]

fis·sion·a·ble

[fish-uh-nuh-buhl]
adjective Physics.
capable of or possessing a nucleus or nuclei capable of undergoing fission: a fissionable nucleus; fissionable material.
Also, fissile.


Origin:
1940–45; fission + -able

fis·sion·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·fis·sion·a·ble, adjective
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Fissionable is always a great word to know.
So is heat of fusion. Does it mean:
the heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point that completely converts the solid to a liquid at the same temperature
a quantized state in which matter may exist, having constant energy and separated from others in the series by finite quantities of energy
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fissionable (ˈfɪʃənəbəl)
 
adj
Compare fissile capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of any process
 
fissiona'bility
 
n

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