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Fission

noun
/ˈfɪʃən/
Word Frequency: 2.8

Definitions

1.nounThe process whereby one item splits to become two.
2.nounShort for nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.
3.nounThe process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
4.verbTo cause to undergo fission.
5.verbTo undergo fission.

Synonyms

nuclear fissionfissionablefissilefusionriftcleavagescissionsplittingdividedivisionsplitschism

Rhymes With

dispositioncognitionambitioneruditionadmonitionvolitioncompositionrecognition
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