Fissiparous \Fis*sip"a*rous\, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere to
split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare.] (Biol.)
Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fissiparous
adj 1: reproducing by fission
2: having separated or advocating separation from another
entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" [syn:
breakaway, separatist]
WordNet (r) 2.0
breakaway, separatist
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