Synonyms for fission
ˈfɪʃ ənfis·sion

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1. fissionnoun

   reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts

   Synonyms:
   nuclear fission

2. fission, nuclear fissionnoun

   a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

   Synonyms:
   nuclear fission

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1. List of paraphrases for "fission":

   fissile, fissionable, scission

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1. Bruce Bennett:

   North Korea appears to have had a difficult time mastering even the basics of a fission weapon, this suggests that unless North Korea has had help from outside experts, it is unlikely that it has really achieved a hydrogen/fusion bomb since its last nuclear test, just short of three years ago.

2. Eric Burhop:

   The discovery of nuclear fission was a German discovery and it appeared very likely that German physicists would be developing nuclear weapons, one knew that if the Nazis were to obtain this weapon then it would have a a decisive influence on the war, and Hitler would have no inhibitions about how to use the weapon.

3. Kai Vetter:

   The ship was partially decontaminated, but some of the fission fragments are expected to be still bound to the ship.