FISSILE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective

capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain

Example: fissile crystals; fissile wood

Synonyms

Fissionable, Fissile

Antonyms

Nonfissionable, Nonfissile

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