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English noun: fission

1. fission (process) reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts


Broader (hypernym)agamogenesis, asexual reproduction


Narrower (hyponym)schizogony

2. fission (process) a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy


Synonymsnuclear fission


Broader (hypernym)nuclear reaction









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