Definition of Fissile

1. Adjective. Capable of undergoing nuclear fission. "Fissionable material"

Exact synonyms: Fissionable
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Antonyms: Nonfissionable

2. Adjective. Capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain. "Fissile wood"
Antonyms: Nonfissile

Definition of Fissile

1. a. Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like crystals.

Definition of Fissile

1. Adjective. Able to be split ¹

2. Adjective. (geology) Easily split along a grain ¹

3. Adjective. (physics) Capable of undergoing nuclear fission ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fissile

1. capable of being split [adj]

Medical Definition of Fissile

1. Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like crystals. "This crystal is a pellucid, fissile stone." (Sir I. Newton) Origin: L. Fissilis, fr. Fissus, p.p. Of findere to split. See Fissure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fissile

fishworms
fishy
fishy wishies
fishy wishy
fisk
fisked
fisking
fisks
fisnomie
fisnomies
fissate
fissgig
fissgigs
fissidentate
fissigemmation
fissile (current term)
fissile material
fissilingual
fissilinguia
fissilities
fissility
fission
fission bomb
fission bombs
fission fungi
fission product
fission reactor
fission rocket
fission rockets
fission yeast

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