(ˈ)fi|sipərəs, fəˈs- adjective
Etymology: fissi- + -parous
1. : producing new biological units or individuals by fission
2. : tending to break up into parts or to disintegrate : divisive , factional , separative , disintegrative
fissiparous tenderness
the problem of erecting a government on the shifting sands of the fissiparous center parties — Newsweek
he knows how to reconcile fissiparous elements in his party — W.H.Stevenson
• fis·sip·a·rous·ly adverb
• fis·sip·a·rous·ness noun -es