scission

[ sizh-uhn, sish- ]

noun
  1. a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.

  2. Chemistry. cleavage (def. 7).

Origin of scission

1
1400–50; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Late Latin scissiōn- (stem of scissiō) a cutting, equivalent to sciss(us) (past participle of scindere to cut) + -iōn--ion

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British Dictionary definitions for scission

scission

/ (ˈsɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or an instance of cutting, splitting, or dividing

Origin of scission

1
C15: from Late Latin scissiō, from scindere to split

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