SCISSILE


Meaning of SCISSILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-səl, -ˌsī(-ə)l ]

adjective

Etymology: French, from Latin scissilis, from scissus, past participle of scindere to split — more at shed

Date: 1621

: capable of being cut smoothly or split easily

a scissile peptide bond

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