Definition of Fissionable

1. Adjective. Capable of undergoing nuclear fission. "Fissionable material"

Exact synonyms: Fissile
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Antonyms: Nonfissionable

Definition of Fissionable

1. Adjective. Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fissionable

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fissionable

fissilingual
fissilinguia
fissilities
fissility
fission
fission bomb
fission bombs
fission fungi
fission product
fission reactor
fission rocket
fission rockets
fission yeast
fissionabilities
fissionability
fissionable (current term)
fissionables
fissional
fissioned
fissioning
fissionless
fissionlike
fissions
fissipalmate
fissipara
fissiparation
fissiparism
fissiparities
fissiparity
fissiparous

Literary usage of Fissionable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nuclear Legislation: Analytical Study : Regulatory and Institutional by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"The particulars of all fissionable materials and ores must be entered in a register ... Any person who possesses, transfers or transports any fissionable ..."

2. Overcoming Impediments to U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear by National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk, Security Development, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs (2004)
"Special shipping casks for fissionable materials, equipment to mitigate the consequences of emergency situations and related personnel training programs, ..."

3. Ballistic Missile Defense: Responding to the Current Ballistic Missile edited by Robert L Ehrlich (2000)
"Loose controls over fissionable material, particularly in the former Soviet Union, are nevertheless quite troubling because unauthorized sales and smuggling ..."

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