Fissile



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.易分裂的
• ［英］ adj.易分裂的 ( that can be split; fissionable)
• ［记］ fiss ( 分裂) +ile ( 能...的) -> 易分裂的
• ［同］ 同根词: fissure ( 裂缝) ; fissiparous ( 有分裂的倾向的)
• ［例］ fissile wood

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin fissilis, from findere
• Date: 1661
• 1. capable of being split or divided in the direction of the grain or along natural planes of cleavage <fissile wood><fissile crystals>
• 2. capable of undergoing fission
• ? fissility noun

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