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Definition of Fissionable
1. Adjective. Capable of undergoing nuclear fission. "Fissionable material"
Definition of Fissionable
1. Adjective. Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fissionable
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fissionable
Literary usage of Fissionable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nuclear Legislation: Analytical Study : Regulatory and Institutional by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"The particulars of all fissionable materials and ores must be entered in a register
... Any person who possesses, transfers or transports any fissionable ..."
2. Overcoming Impediments to U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear by National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk, Security Development, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs (2004)
"Special shipping casks for fissionable materials, equipment to mitigate the
consequences of emergency situations and related personnel training programs, ..."
3. Ballistic Missile Defense: Responding to the Current Ballistic Missile edited by Robert L Ehrlich (2000)
"Loose controls over fissionable material, particularly in the former Soviet Union,
are nevertheless quite troubling because unauthorized sales and smuggling ..."
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