fissiparous adjective. [fɪ'sɪp(ǝ)rǝs] M19.
[Irreg. from Latin fissus pa. pple of findere to split, after viviparous etc.]
1. Biology. Reproducing by fission; of or pertaining to reproduction by fission. M19.
2. Tending to split or divide; pertaining to splitting or division. L19.
■ R. Quirk The fissiparous tendencies that local needs and nationalist susceptibilities are fostering.

■ fissiparity [fɪsɪ'parɪti] noun (a) the quality of being fissiparous; (b) the process of fissiparous reproduction: L19.

■ fissiparously adverb L19.

■ fissiparousness noun M20.

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