fission

Day 53Level 2

FISH-uhn

splitting

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

division

Antonyms:

fusion

Example Sentence:

Nuclear fission is either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts.

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