Fission

/ˈfɪʃən/

Synonyms for "fission" (139 found)

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Closest matches (28)

ablate abscission accelerate activatealpha decayamputationatom smashingatom-chipping atom-smashingatomic disintegrationatomic reactionatomization atomizebeta decaybifurcate bisect bombard bombardment branchbreak into pieces

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break to piecesbreak upbreeding bullet butcheringby two

Noun(2 words)

binary fissionbreak apart

Strong matches (42)

catalysis catalystchain reactionchopping cleavage cleavecome apartconsume corrodecrack upcrash cross-bombard crumblecrumble into dustcrunch crushcut in twocut to piecescutting decay

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decompose demolish dialysis dichotomize dichotomy diffuse dimidiate disintegratedisintegration seriesdisjoin disorganize disperse disrupt dissociation dissolve divide enucleation erode

Noun(4 words)

cell divisiondisunite divide dividing

Related words (69)

exchange reactionexcisionfall to piecesfission reactionfork fragmentgamma decaygrind halve hydrolysis hydrolystin halfionization lacerationmake mincemeat ofmince molder mutilationneutron reactionnonreversible reaction

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nuclear fissionnucleization nucleize photodisintegration photolysisproton gunproton reactionpulverize ramify rending resectionreversible reactionripping scatter scission section separation severance shatter shiver slashing slicing smashsmash the atomsmash upsplinter splitsplit in twosplittingsplitting the atomsquash squish stimulation subdivide surgery target tearing thermolysisthermonuclear reactiontransectwaste awaywear away

Noun(7 words)

fragmentationsnuclear fissionpartitioning separate splitsplit upsplitting

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More general

12 entries

agamogenesisasexual reproductionbiological processcell biology conceptcell divisiongroup changenuclear processnuclear reactionphysical processprocessscience conceptsocial action

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6 entries

binary fissiondelayed fissionfactional splitinternal schismnuclear fissionprompt fission

Collocations

9 entries

binary fissionfission energyfission processfission productfission productsfission reactionnuclear fissionperform fissionundergo fission

Inflections

3 entries

fissioned fissioning fissions

Derivations

3 entries

fissionability fissionable fissionist

Sample sentences

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Nuclear power plants rely upon the fission of uranium to generate heat.

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What's the difference between fission and fusion?

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Bacteria reproduce by fission.

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