Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fissionable

/fˈɪʃənəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: fis-sion-able
IPA: /fˈɪʃənəbəl/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile.

noun

Any fissile or fissionable substance.

Example Sentences

"If one nation seized the fissionables within its borders, this would “serve as a danger signal” to other nations. The wrongdoer's gain would be short-lived because other nations would take defensive action in kind."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fission Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fissionable From fission + -able.

Inflected Forms

fissionables (plural)

Derived Forms

fissionability unfissionable

Synonyms

fissile

Antonyms

nonfissionable

Questions

How do you pronounce fissionable?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪʃənəbəl/.
What does fissionable mean?: Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile.
Where does fissionable come from?: Etymology tree English fission Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fissionable From fission + -able.

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