binary fission (3) | (noun) - two by two + split = asexual reproduction of a cell by division into two more or less equal parts. |
fissile (3) | (adj.) - split = able to be split or divided in the direction of the grain or along normal planes of separating; capable of undergoing fission. Fissility is the noun form. |
fission (2) | (noun) - split = splitting into parts; splitting an atomic nucleus with a release of a large amount of energy; asexual reproduction by division of the body into two or more parts each of which grows into a complete organism. Fission can also be used as a verb. |
fissionable (3) | (adj.) - split + to handle = able to be split or divided. Fissionability and fissionable are noun forms. |
fissiparous (5) | (adj.) - split + give birth = tending to break up into parts. Fissiparousness is the noun form. |
fissure (2) | (noun) - split = a long narrow opening. |
non-fissionable (3) | (adj.) - not + split + to handle = not able to fissile. |