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FISSIONABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fissionable mean?
• FISSIONABLE (adjective)
The adjective FISSIONABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of undergoing nuclear fission
Familiarity information: FISSIONABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of undergoing nuclear fission
Synonyms:
fissile; fissionable
Context example:
fissionable material
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Antonym:
nonfissionable (not capable of undergoing fission)
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