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