adj.
- Possible to split.
- Physics. Fissionable, especially by neutrons of all energies.
- Geology. Easily split along close parallel planes.
[Latin fissilis, from fissus, split. See fissi-.]
fissility fis·sil'i·ty (fĭ-sĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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