fissile

[ fis-uhl ]
adjective

  1. capable of being split or divided; cleavable.

  2. Physics.

    • fissionable.

    • (of a nuclide) capable of undergoing fission induced by low-energy neutrons, as uranium 233 and 235.

Origin of fissile

1
1655–65; <Latin fissilis, equivalent to fiss(us) (see fissi-) + -ilis-ile

Other words from fissile

  • fis·sil·i·ty, noun
  • non·fis·sile, adjective
  • non·fis·sil·i·ty, noun
  • un·fis·sile, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for fissile

fissile

/ (ˈfɪsaɪl) /

adjective

  1. British capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of the impact of slow neutrons

  2. US and Canadian another word for fissionable

  1. tending to split or capable of being split

Origin of fissile

1
C17: from Latin fissilis, from fissus split; see fissi-

Derived forms of fissile

  • fissility (fɪˈsɪlɪtɪ), noun

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