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nuclear fissionnoun(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.
fissionablenounAny fissile or fissionable substance.
fusionsnounThe act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
fissile(physics) Capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction.
fusionnounThe act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
binary fissionnoun(biology) The process whereby a cell divides asexually to produce two daughter cells.
fission bombnounAn atomic bomb that uses nuclear fission as a source of energy
photofissionnoun(nuclear physics) Nuclear fission as the result of the absorption of a gamma ray or other high-energy photon.
radiationsnounThe transfer of energy via radiation.
fusingnounSynonym of fusion.
fusionistnounAn adherent of fusionism or a participant in a political fusion.
scissionnounThe act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage.
fusion reactornoun(theoretically), a thermonuclear reactor that relies on the controlled fusion of light elements into heavier elements, with the attendant release of huge amounts of energy. In practice, satisfactory results have not yet been achieved.
fragmentationsnounThe act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
nuclearInvolving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay).
fluxionsnoun(obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus.
reactorsnoun(chemistry, engineering) A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions.
fissurationnounThe act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
fusesnoun(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
combustionnoun(chemistry) The act or process of burning.

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