English adjective: fissile | |||
| 1. | fissile capable of undergoing nuclear fission | ||
| Samples | A fissionable nucleous. Fissionable material. | ||
| Synonyms | fissionable | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| Antonyms | nonfissionable | ||
| 2. | fissile capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain | ||
| Samples | Fissile crystals. Fissile wood. | ||
| Antonyms | nonfissile | ||