fissionable

fissionable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English fission
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English fissionable

    From fission + -able.

    Adjective

    fissionable

    1. Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile.

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    Noun

    fissionable (plural fissionables)

    1. Any fissile or fissionable substance.
      • 1956, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, volume 12, number 4, page 106:
        If one nation seized the fissionables within its borders, this would “serve as a danger signal” to other nations. The wrongdoer's gain would be short-lived because other nations would take defensive action in kind.
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