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Definition of Fissile

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

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

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

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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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