fissile
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9.6
- adjective
- /ˈfɪsəl/
- Specialized
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fisible
- Fissile material, such as uranium-235, is essential for creating the energy needed for nuclear reactors.
- fissile material
- fissile nuclear material
And now they have nuclear fissile material, enough to sustain a bomb.
- And now they have nuclear fissile material, enough to sustain a bomb.
- So overall there are more fissile atoms in the reactor proportionally when the coolant is boiled away than when it's not.
Examples
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It will come through tough, patient, determined diplomacy to secure fissile material worldwide.
Academic text (2008) -
The United Kingdom and France have also taken steps toward disarmament, including the dismantlement of missiles and the cessation of production of fissile material, the stuff of which nuclear warheads are made.
Academic text (1999) -
"I will seek a global ban on the production of fissile material."
Blog text (8) -
There has been no progress in moving toward a fissile material treaty.
Academic text (2003) -
And now they have nuclear fissile material, enough to sustain a bomb.
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The United States should also seek agreement that no more fissile material for weapons purposes will be produced anywhere, including in India, Pakistan, and Israel.
Academic text (2004) -
Pakistan continues to block negotiations of a treaty to stop the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons.
Blog text (2) -
The nuclear crisis would be worse than its current state without the Agreed Framework because the agreement stopped North Korea's production of fissile material for nuclear weapons.
Academic text (2004) -
Moreover, China has signed the CTBT and supports international efforts to negotiate a ban on the production of fissile material for weapons purposes.
Academic text (1997) -
To prevent the accumulation of fissile material during that time, the administration has urged India and Pakistan to join the other nations that have conducted nuclear tests in announcing that they will refrain from producing fissile material for nuclear weapons pending the conclusion of a treaty.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
4
9.5
Can split its atoms and release energy when hit by a neutron
Antonyms
How Fissile
- Specialized
1
9.6
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
fissile = fission (semi-transparent) = fiss + ile
Formed from the Latin combining stem fiss- 'split' plus the adjectival suffix '-ile'; because fiss- is not a standalone English word learners may not reliably infer the meaning, though knowledge of 'fission' or 'fissure' helps.
Etymology
The word fissile comes from the Latin root fiss- meaning 'to split', and it is the same root as fission, the process where an atomic nucleus splits and releases energy. So, fissile means able to be split in a nuclear reaction.