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fissile (adj.)
1660s, from Latin fissilis "that which may be cleft or split," from fissus, past participle of findere "cleave, split, separate, divide" (from PIE root *bheid- "to split").
updated on May 26, 2017
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1660s, from Latin fissilis "that which may be cleft or split," from fissus, past participle of findere "cleave, split, separate, divide" (from PIE root *bheid- "to split").
updated on May 26, 2017