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Fissiparous

Fis-sip′a-rous

,

Adj.

[L.

fissus

(p. p. of

findere

to split) +

parere

to bring forth: cf. F.

fissipare

.]

(Biol.)

Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See

.

–

Fis-sip′a-rous-ly

,

adv.

Definition 2024

fissiparous

fissiparous

English

Adjective

fissiparous ‎(comparative more fissiparous, superlative most fissiparous)

Factious, tending to break into pieces
Causing division or fragmenting something (often appearing in the collocation "fissiparous tendencies").
(biology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.

Translations

Factious, tending to break into pieces.

Dutch: onsamenhangend (nl),kunstmatig (nl)
French: incohérent (fr),artificiel (fr)

Portuguese: fissíparo m

Causing division or fragmenting something.

Dutch: splijtend (nl)
French: fissurant (fr)

Portuguese: fissíparo m

Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.

Dutch: zich door celdeling voortplantend
French: se reproduisant par division cellulaire

Portuguese: fissíparo m

Synonyms

(factious): factious, unstable
(causing fragmentation): divisive, fragmenting

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:fissiparous.

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