fissional
/ˈfɪʃənəl/
adjective
- Relating to or involving the process of splitting or dividing, especially the splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy.
- The reactor was designed to contain the heat produced by fissional processes.
- The power plant uses fissional reactions to generate electricity for thousands of homes.
- Scientists study fissional materials to understand how to control nuclear energy safely.
- Relating to the division of a cell or organism into two or more parts as a method of reproduction.
- Under a microscope, you can observe the fissional stage of the amoeba's life cycle.
- Bacteria reproduce through a fissional process that splits one cell into two identical cells.
- The biology textbook explained the fissional cycle of single-celled organisms.