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      fissile
      adjective
      capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain
      capable of undergoing nuclear fission
      Roots
      finderefiss- · Latin · to splitilis-ile · Latin · able to be
      Synonyms for fissile
      fissionableadj
      Words related to fissile
      nonfissileadjfissilitynfissionabilitynnonfissionableadjplutoniumnfissioningnfissionednfissionalradiothoriumnnuclearadjtransuraniumneutronsnthermonuclearadjmesothoriumuraniumnnuclearizevioniumnonnuclearuranicadjuranousadjphotofissionnthoriumnpronuclearuraniticadjphotonuclearnuclearizationntransuranicadjintranuclearnukesnsubnuclear

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