FISSIPARITY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word fissiparity. (close relations)
Definition of FISSIPARITY
Best Alternative Words for FISSIPARITY
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| division | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||||
| fission | nounn | |||||||
noun • reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts • a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy | ||||||||
