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View synonyms for fissionable
fissionable
[ fish-uh-nuh-buhl ]
adjective
, Physics.
- capable of or possessing a nucleus or nuclei capable of undergoing fission:
a fissionable nucleus; fissionable material.
fissionable
/ ˈfɪʃənəbəl /
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Derived Forms
- ˌfissionaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- fission·a·bili·ty noun
- non·fission·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fissionable1
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Example Sentences
There's one moon, almost solid nickel iron, and fissionable-ore deposits.
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Do you know why that planet was so extensively colonized by the Federation, when there don't seem to be any fissionable ores?
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The neutron source, the neutron reflector, and one piece of fissionable material were in place.
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What makes the whole thing terrible is that the freighter is loaded with fissionable material exported from Ganymede.
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Randy and Manuel were already arguing about how much fissionable a freighter like that could carry.
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