scissiparous
/sɪˈsɪp(ə)rəs/adjective
Originally: (Biology ) of or relating to reproduction by means of fission; (of an organism) reproducing by such means; = fissiparous; (now rare ). In later use also generally : tending to split into two quite separate parts; characterized by such splitting.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. From classical Latin sciss-, past participial stem of scindere scind + -i- + -parous, after French scissipare.
- hell-wain
- hellward
- hellwards
- hellweed
- hell week
- hell, west, and crooked
- helly
- hellzapoppin'
- helm
- Helmand
- helmed
- helmer
- helmet
- helmeted
- helmet hair
- helmet shell
- helmet-shrike
- Helmholtz function
- Helmholtz, Hermann von
- Helmholtz resonator
- Helmholtz' resonator
- Helmholtz's function
- Helmholtz's resonator
- helminth
- helminthiasis