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fis⋅sile

  [fis-uhl]
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–adjective
1. capable of being split or divided; cleavable.
2. Physics.
a. fissionable.
b. (of a nuclide) capable of undergoing fission induced by low-energy neutrons, as uranium 233 and 235.
Origin:
1655–65; < L fissilis, equiv. to fiss(us) (see fissi- ) + -ilis -ile

Related forms:
fis⋅sil⋅i⋅ty, noun

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

Related forms:
fis⋅sion⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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fis·sile   (fĭs'əl, -īl')   
adj.  

  1. Possible to split.

  2. Physics Fissionable, especially by neutrons of all energies.

  3. Geology Easily split along close parallel planes.


[Latin fissilis, from fissus, split; see fissi-.]
fis·sil'i·ty (fĭ-sĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: fis·sion·able
Pronunciation: 'fish-(&-)n&-b&l, 'fizh-
Function: adjective
: capable of undergoing fission andespecially atomic fission
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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