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fissiparous

Adjective

fis=sip=a=rous

WORDNET DICTIONARY

fissiparous(s = adj.all) Array - reproducing by fission; Array
fissiparous(s = adj.all) breakaway, separatist - having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"

fissiparous, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare.].

Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission. [1913 Webster]

fissiparous, adj.
1 Biol. reproducing by fission.
2 tending to split.

Derivative

fissiparity n. fissiparously adv. fissiparousness n.

Etymology

L fissus past part. (as FISSURE) after viviparous

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