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Fission   /fˈɪʃən/   Listen
Fission

noun
1.
Reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts.
2.
A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.  Synonym: nuclear fission.



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... hear a lot of talk these days about secret weapons. If it's not a new wrinkle in nuclear fission, it's a gun to shoot around corners and down winding staircases. Or maybe a nice new strain of bacteria guaranteed to give you radio-active dandruff. Our own suggestion is to pipe a few of our television commercials into Russia and bore ...
— Belly Laugh • Gordon Randall Garrett


Words linked to "Fission" :   nuclear reaction, fission bomb, nuclear fission, asexual reproduction, schizogony, agamogenesis


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