fission
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
Types & categories
- asexual reproduction hypernym
- schizogony hyponym
Sense 2 noun
a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
Types & categories
- nuclear reaction hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | asexual reproduction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | schizogony |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | nuclear reaction |