Fissile Definition & Meaning

fissile
adjective
  1. capable of undergoing nuclear fission; "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material"
  2. capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; "fissile crystals"; "fissile wood"

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