fissiparous

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fissiparous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fissiparous \Fis*sip"a*rous\, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere to
     split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare.] (Biol.)
     Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission. --
     Fis*sip"a*rous*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

fissiparous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fissiparous
      adj 1: reproducing by fission
      2: having separated or advocating separation from another entity
         or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" [syn:
         breakaway, fissiparous, separatist]