fissionable

ˈfɪzənəbl̩

Definition

Definition of fissionable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

nuclear

TECH.

capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of any process

TECH.

Uranium-235 is a fissionable material used in reactors.
Plutonium-239 is another fissionable isotope used in bombs.
Fissionable materials are crucial for nuclear power generation.

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Origin of fissionable

Latin, fissio (a splitting)

Terms with fissionable included in their meaning

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breeding

nuclear

process in a nuclear reactor producing more fissionable material

breeder

nuclear reactor

device that produces more fissionable material than it consumes

fast-breeder reactor

energy

nuclear reactor producing more fissionable material than it consumes

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French:fissile, ...
German:spaltbar, ...
Italian:fissionico, ...
Spanish:fisionable, ...
Portuguese:capaz de fissão, ...
Chinese:可裂变的, ...
Japanese:核分裂性の, ...
Arabic:قابِل لِلانْشِطار, ...
Hebrew:בִּיקּוּעִי, ...
Russian:делящийся, ...
Ukrainian:подільний, ...
Hindi:विखंडनीय, ...
Bengali:বিভাজনযোগ্য, ...
Catalan:fisible, ...
Czech:štěpitelný, ...
Danish:fissionsdygtig, ...
Dutch:splijtbaar, ...
Greek:σχάσιμος, ...
Hungarian:hasadóképes, ...
Khmer:អាចបំបែកស្នូលអាតូមបាន, ...
Korean:핵분열성의, ...
Persian:شکافت‌پذیر, ...
Polish:rozszczepialny, ...
Portuguese (BR):cindível, ...
Romanian:fisionabil, ...
Swedish:klyvbar, ...
Thai:สามารถเกิดฟิชชัน, ...
Turkish:fisil, ...
Vietnamese:có khả năng phân hạch, ...

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