fissiparous

[ fi-sip-er-uh s ]

/ fɪˈsɪp ər əs /

adjective

reproducing by fission.

Nearby words

Origin of fissiparous

First recorded in 1825–35; fissi- + -parous

Related formsfis·sip·a·rous·ly, adverbfis·sip·a·rous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for fissiparous

The fissiparous tendency so perceptible in politics is not visible in cities.
Satan's Invisible World Displayed or, Despairing Democracy|W. T. Stead
Fissiparous, fis-sip′a-rus, adj. propagated by spontaneous fission or self-division.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Passing to the invertebrate animals, we meet with two other modes of reproduction, the gemmiparous and fissiparous.
The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences|Edward Hitchcock
Therefore, in all cases of fissiparous division, the seat or origin of the process is the nucleus.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3)|George John Romanes

Fissiparous: applied to that form of asexual generation in which the parent divides; each part becoming a new individual.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for fissiparous

fissiparous

/ (fɪˈsɪpərəs) /

adjective

biology reproducing by fission

having a tendency to divide into groups or factions

Derived Formsfissiparously, adverbfissiparousness, noun

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Medicine definitions for fissiparous

fissiparous

[ fĭ-sĭp′ər-əs ]

adj.

Reproducing or propagating by fission.