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fission
/ˈfɪʃən/
noun
The process whereby one item splits to become two.
Short for nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.
The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
verb
To cause to undergo fission.
To undergo fission.
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