fissile
[ fis-uh l ]
/ ˈfɪs əl /
adjective
capable of being split or divided; cleavable.
Physics.
- fissionable.
- (of a nuclide) capable of undergoing fission induced by low-energy neutrons, as uranium 233 and 235.
Words nearby fissile
fishworm, fishy, fisk, fiske, fissi-, fissile, fission, fission bomb, fission fungi, fission product, fission reactor
OTHER WORDS FROM fissile
fis·sil·i·ty, nounnon·fis·sile, adjectivenon·fis·sil·i·ty, nounun·fis·sile, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for fissile
fissile
/ (ˈfɪsaɪl) /
adjective
British capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of the impact of slow neutrons
US and Canadian another word for fissionable
tending to split or capable of being split
Derived forms of fissile
fissility (fɪˈsɪlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for fissile
C17: from Latin fissilis, from fissus split; see fissi-
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