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a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
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| fissionable |
capable of undergoing nuclear fission; "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material"
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| fission |
Here, the splitting up of a population to form new populations.
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| fission |
becoming two by division of the complete organism (Hawksworth et al., 1983). cf. budding.
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| fission |
The splitting of a nucleus into at least two other nuclei and the release of a relatively large amount of energy. Two or three neutrons are usually released during this type of transformation.
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