fission

  1. Noun.  The process whereby one item splits to become two.
  2. Noun.  (physics) The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles; nuclear fission.
  3. Noun.  (biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
  4. Verb.  To cause to undergo fission.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To undergo fission.

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