fissionable

[ fish-uh-nuh-buhl ]

/ ˈfɪʃ ə nə bəl /

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adjective Physics.

capable of or possessing a nucleus or nuclei capable of undergoing fission: a fissionable nucleus; fissionable material.

Also fissile.

Origin of fissionable

First recorded in 1940–45; fission + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM fissionable

fis·sion·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·fis·sion·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby fissionable

Fisk, Fiske, fissi-, fissile, fission, fissionable, fission bomb, fission fungi, fission-fusion bomb, fission, nuclear, fission product

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Example sentences from the Web for fissionable

The fissionable material was too valuable for other purposes.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
"There are, or were, three chief sources of fissionable ores," Harkaman said.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
Do you know why that planet was so extensively colonized by the Federation, when there don't seem to be any fissionable ores?
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
What makes the whole thing terrible is that the freighter is loaded with fissionable material exported from Ganymede.
Jack of No Trades|Charles Cottrell

The neutron source, the neutron reflector, and one piece of fissionable material were in place.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for fissionable

fissionable

/ (ˈfɪʃənəbəl) /

adjective

capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of any processCompare fissile (def. 1)

Derived forms of fissionable

fissionability, noun

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单词	fissionable
释义	fissionable [ fish-uh-nuh-buhl ] / ˈfɪʃ ə nə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fissionable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Physics. capable of or possessing a nucleus or nuclei capable of undergoing fission: a fissionable nucleus; fissionable material. Also fissile. Origin of fissionable First recorded in 1940–45; fission + -able OTHER WORDS FROM fissionable fis·sion·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·fis·sion·a·ble, adjective Words nearby fissionable Fisk, Fiske, fissi-, fissile, fission, fissionable, fission bomb, fission fungi, fission-fusion bomb, fission, nuclear, fission product Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fissionable The fissionable material was too valuable for other purposes. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet\|Harold Leland Goodwin "There are, or were, three chief sources of fissionable ores," Harkaman said. Space Viking\|Henry Beam Piper Do you know why that planet was so extensively colonized by the Federation, when there don't seem to be any fissionable ores? Space Viking\|Henry Beam Piper What makes the whole thing terrible is that the freighter is loaded with fissionable material exported from Ganymede. Jack of No Trades\|Charles Cottrell The neutron source, the neutron reflector, and one piece of fissionable material were in place. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet\|Harold Leland Goodwin British Dictionary definitions for fissionable fissionable / (ˈfɪʃənəbəl) / adjective capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of any processCompare fissile (def. 1) Derived forms of fissionable fissionability, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fissionable thermonuclear
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fissionable

adjective Physics.

Origin of fissionable

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Example sentences from the Web for fissionable

British Dictionary definitions for fissionable

adjective

Derived forms of fissionable

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