What is the meaning of fissile?

adjective

  • Capable of undergoing nuclear fission.
    • usage: "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material"
  • Capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain.
    • usage: "fissile crystals"; "fissile wood"
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