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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fis·sile /ˈfɪsəl, ˈfɪˌsaɪl/
 (a.)易分裂的,易裂的,分裂性的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fis·sile a.
 1. Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like crystals.
    This crystal is a pellucid, fissile stone.   --Sir I. Newton.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 fissile
      adj 1: capable of undergoing nuclear fission; "a fissionable
             nucleous"; "fissionable material" [syn: fissionable]
             [ant: nonfissionable]
      2: capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction
         of the grain; "fissile crystals"; "fissile wood" [ant: nonfissile]