1. Reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts 
2. A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
   - nuclear fission

Derived forms: fissions

Type of: agamogenesis, asexual reproduction, nuclear reaction

Encyclopedia: Fission

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