Definition of Fission

1. Noun. Reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts.

Generic synonyms: Agamogenesis, Asexual Reproduction
Specialized synonyms: Schizogony

2. Noun. A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.
Exact synonyms: Nuclear Fission
Generic synonyms: Nuclear Reaction

Definition of Fission

1. n. A cleaving, splitting, or breaking up into parts.

Definition of Fission

1. to split into parts [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Fission

1. A type of cell division in which overall (i.e., not localised) cell growth is followed by septum formation which typically divides the fully grown cell into two similar or identical cells. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fission

fisked
fisking
fisks
fisnomie
fisnomies
fissate
fissigemmation
fissile
fissile
fissile material
fissilingual
fissilinguia
fissilities
fissility
fission (current term)
fission (current term)
fissionability
fissionable
fissionables
fissional
fissioned
fissioning
fissions
fission bomb
fission fungi
fission product
fission reactor
fission yeast
fissipalmate
fissipara

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