fissile
adjective/ˈfɪsaɪl/
/ˈfɪsl/
(physics)- capable of nuclear fission
- fissile material
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘easily split’): from Latin fissilis, from fiss- ‘split, cracked’, from the verb findere.Want to learn more?
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