fission

Meanings

Plural: fissions

Noun

reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
The process whereby one item splits to become two.
nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.
The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.

Verb

To cause to undergo fission.
To undergo fission.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”).

Synonyms

fissiparism, nuclear fission

Scrabble Score: 10

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Words With Friends Score: 11

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