fission

[ US /ˈfɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /fˈɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
  2. reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
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How To Use fission In A Sentence

  • Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.
  • Primarily they reproduce asexually, which they accomplish by binary fission, or simple cell division.
  • Uranium fission plants in the US are presently supplying less than 8% of our total energy demand.
  • That is, the Olympian Zeus 'ban on human creativity: which shows Zeus's intended bestialization of all mortal human individuals, by forbidding, not only the use, but the discovery of any universal physical principle, such as "fire," or, today, nuclear-fission power. LaRouche's Latest
  • The most important are nuclear fission, wind, wave and tidal energy sources and solar energy by direct conversion and biomass.
  • In a fission bomb, the fuel must be kept in separate subcritical masses, which will not support fission, to prevent premature detonation.
  • The radioactive gas xenon, which is often the byproduct of unexpected nuclear fission, was detected at the Fukushima Daiichi plant during tests. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
  • An element discovered in 1982 has been named meitnerium to honor Lise Meitner (1878-1968), the Austrian-Swedish physicist and mathematician who discovered the element protactinium and made major contributions to the understanding of nuclear fission. Elements
  • Detailed descriptions of the fission neutron sources, the ionization chamber for fission fragment detection, the neutron detectors and the experimental arrangement are given.
  • In recent years it has been shown that reductones, furfurals and other related substances formed in heated milk are sugar fission products 1,2.
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