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FISSILE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain

Example:

fissile wood

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

nonfissile (not fissile)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Capable of undergoing nuclear fission

Example:

fissionable material

Synonyms:

fissile; fissionable

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

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