dissilient

[ dih-sil-ee-uhnt ]

adjective

1. bursting apart; bursting open.

Other Words From

• dis·sili·en·cy dis·sili·ence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissilient¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin dissilient- (stem of dissiliēns, present participle of dissilīre “to leap apart”), equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + -sili- (combining form of sali- “leap”; sally ) + -ent- -ent