fis‧sion /ˈfɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] technical[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: fissus, past participle of findere 'to split']
1. the process of splitting an atom to produce large amounts of energy or an explosion ⇒
fusion2. the process of dividing a cell into two or more parts
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