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fission

/ˈfɪʃən/
noun
  1. The process whereby one item splits to become two.

  2. Short for nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.

  3. The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.

verb
  1. To cause to undergo fission.

  2. To undergo fission.

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