Word of the day: Fissile
adjective
Definition: materials that are capable of undergoing fission—that is, the process in which the nucleus of a heavy atom is split apart, releasing a large amount of energy. Fissile can also be used to describe something, such as wood or crystals, capable of or prone to being split or divided in the direction of the grain along natural planes.
Sentence: Pine trees are prone to fissile then oak wood, when being cut.
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