Speakur

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fissionable

/fˈɪʃənəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf 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

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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