fissionable

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fissionable - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  fissionable \fis"sion*able\, a.
     Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; -- a property of
     certain isotopes of elements with heavy nuclei.
  
     Syn: fissile.
          [PJC]

fissionable - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fissionable
      adj 1: capable of undergoing nuclear fission; "a fissionable
             nucleous"; "fissionable material" [syn: fissionable,
             fissile] [ant: nonfissionable]