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fissile
[ fis-uhl ]
adjective
- capable of being split or divided; cleavable.
- Physics.
- (of a nuclide) capable of undergoing fission induced by low-energy neutrons, as uranium 233 and 235.
fissile
/ ˈfɪsaɪl; fɪˈsɪlɪtɪ /
adjective
- capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of the impact of slow neutrons
- See fissionableanother word for fissionable
- tending to split or capable of being split
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Derived Forms
- fissility, noun
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Other Words From
- fis·sili·ty noun
- non·fissile adjective
- nonfis·sili·ty noun
- un·fissile adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fissile1
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Example Sentences
North Korea claims to have converted the fissile material into nuclear weapons.
We strongly support the early commencement of negotiations on a verifiable Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty.
Cybersecurity is not like protecting a cannon or some nuclear fissile material.
The cliffs of this island are composed of a fissile primitive rock, on which sandstone reposes in regular beds.
This mineral is fissile, and moderately hard, which renders it fit for their peculiar ripe sculptures.
The grits are of a fissile character, and are quarried extensively for flag-stone, ashlers, and fire-stone.
It is readily fissile, like slate, but powerfully resists the cross fracture, which is conchoidal.
Slate′-axe, a slater's tool, a sax; Slate′-clay, a fissile shale.
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