fission

About 2.82 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The process whereby one item splits to become two.
2. noun nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.
3. noun The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
4. verb To cause to undergo fission.
5. verb To undergo fission.

Similar words

nuclear fission fissionable fissile fusion rift cleavage scission splitting divide division

Often followed by

products of and fragments product in is process yeast

Word family

fissional fissioned fissioning fissions