SCISSILE


Meaning of SCISSILE in English

[ 'sɪsʌɪl , -sɪl ]

■ adjective chiefly Biochemistry readily undergoing scission.

Origin

C17: from L. scissilis , from sciss- , scindere 'cut, divide'.

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