| NOUN | process | fission | reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts |
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| process | fission, nuclear fission | a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy |
| Sounds | fih'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts. | |
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| Narrower | schizogony | asexual reproduction by multiple fission |
| Broader | asexual reproduction, agamogenesis | reproduction without the fusion of gametes |
| Spanish | fisión | |
| Catalan | fissió | |
| Meaning | A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy. | |
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| Synonym | nuclear fission | |
| Broader | nuclear reaction | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei |
| Spanish | fisión, fisión nuclear | |
| Catalan | fissió, fissió nuclear | |
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