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Word: Fissile
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘easily split’): from Latin fissilis, from fiss- ‘split, cracked’, from the verb findere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɪsʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an atom or element) able to undergo nuclear fission
Short Definition:(of atom or element) able to undergo nuclear fission
Examples:- a fissile isotope
Definition:
(chiefly of rock) easily split
Short Definition:(chiefly of rock) easily split
Examples:- flat-bedded and very highly fissile shale
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