| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fis·sile |
| PRONUNCIATION: | f s l, - l |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Possible to split. 2. Physics Fissionable, especially by neutrons of all energies. 3. Geology Easily split along close parallel planes. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin fissilis, from fissus, split. See fissi. | | OTHER FORMS: | fis·sil i·ty (f -s l -t ) NOUN
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