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nuclear fission
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nuclear fission has 1 sense
- nuclear fission(n = noun.process) fission - a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; Array is a kind of nuclear reaction
CIDE DICTIONARY
nuclear fission, n.
A nuclear reaction in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
nuclear fission
alpha decay, atom-chipping, atom-smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, beta decay, bombardment, breeding, bullet, chain reaction, cleavage, disintegration series, dissociation, exchange reaction, fission, fission reaction, gamma decay, ionization, neutron reaction, nonreversible reaction, nucleization, photodisintegration, proton gun, proton reaction, reversible reaction, splitting the atom, stimulation, target, thermonuclear reaction
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