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fissile
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fissile
1. Brit capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of the impact of slow neutrons
2. US and Canadian capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of any process
fissile [′fis·əl]
(geology)
Capable of being split along the line of the grain or cleavage plane.
(nucleonics)
fissionable


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