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fissionable

[ fish-uh-nuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Physics.

capable of or possessing a nucleus or nuclei capable of undergoing fission:
a fissionable nucleus; fissionable material.

fissionable

/ ˈfɪʃənəbəl /

See fissile
capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of any process Compare fissile

First recorded in 1940–45; fission + -able

There's one moon, almost solid nickel iron, and fissionable-ore deposits.

Do you know why that planet was so extensively colonized by the Federation, when there don't seem to be any fissionable ores?

The neutron source, the neutron reflector, and one piece of fissionable material were in place.

What makes the whole thing terrible is that the freighter is loaded with fissionable material exported from Ganymede.

Randy and Manuel were already arguing about how much fissionable a freighter like that could carry.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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