fissile

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- Iran possesses an estimated 630 kg of low-enriched uranium (LEU) containing 3-5\% of the fissile isotope U-235.

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  1. adjective Possible to split.
  2. adjective Physics Fissionable, especially by neutrons of all energies.
  3. adjective Geology Easily split along close parallel planes.

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  • There is also the fact that fissile, that is, weapons-grade uranium and plutonium are much more closely controlled and monitored than radioactive materiel Like cesium Like cesium-137, yes, sir. —  Blindfold Game
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies predicted that Tehran will have enough fissile material for at least one nuclear weapon by the end of 2009 —  In From the Cold
  • Robert Gibbs, Obama's spokesman, said the president believed "loose nukes", stolen nuclear materials or the acquisition by terrorists of weapons-grade fissile material, were among the gravest risks to the US. —  Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52
  • About 30 minutes into the video the editors splice in an English language video claiming that if al Qaeda ever got enough fissile material, they could easily make a nuclear weapon out of it. —  The Jawa Report
  • Some also warned it could help supply India's arms programs with fissile material. —  Kentucky.com: Homepage
 

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  1. Latin fissilis, from fissus, split; see fissi-.

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  1. from Latin fissilis, cleft, that may be cleft, from fissus, past participle of findere, cleave, split: see fent.
 

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/ˈfɪsɪl/
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