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Etymology

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From Latin fissilis.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈfɪsˌaɪ.əl/, /ˈfɪsˌəl/

Adjective

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fissile (comparative more fissile, superlative most fissile)

  1. Able to be split.
  2. (geology) Easily split along a grain.
  3. (physics) Capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction.
    • 2014 March 30, Choe Sang-hun, “North Korea vows to use 'new form' of nuclear test”, in The New York Times[1]:
      North Korea may soon have access to regular amounts of fissile material if it doesn't already ...

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fissile (plural fissiles)

  1. fissile, fissible

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfis.si.le/
  • Rhymes: -issile
  • Hyphenation: fìs‧si‧le

Adjective

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fissile (plural fissili)

  1. fissile
  2. (physics) fissile, fissionable
    Synonym: fissionabile
  3. (geology) fissile
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