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Meanings of fission in English

Portuguese
fissão
Catalan
fissió
Wikidata

A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.

fissão
Russian
деление прокариотических клеток
Portuguese
amitose
Spanish
fisión binaria
Catalan
bipartició

Biological process.

деление прокариотических клеток
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Usage of fission in English
1
A conversation with you often takes us into nuclear fusion, nuclear fission.
Wired
2
There are plenty of nuclear fission reactors that actually provide useful energy.
Wired
3
In response to cellular damage, this balance is shifted dramatically toward fission.
Pubmed
4
This mature form of cell wall alpha-glucan is essential for fission-yeast morphogenesis.
Pubmed
5
They universally have the power of multiplication by simple division or fission.
The Story of Germ Life
6
Then let's go back to the fission bomb again for a moment.
Cities in Flight
7
Until very recently, only a single mitochondrial fission protein had been identified.
Pubmed
8
But there is a big difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
Wired
9
Our signal to begin would be the flash of the fission bomb.
The Forever War
10
Maintenance of functional mitochondria requires fusion and fission of these dynamic organelles.
Pubmed
11
It is generated through a crudely governed process of continuous atomic fission.
Control Group
12
Here we show that fission yeast Maf1 is required for lifespan extension.
Pubmed
13
Here, we demonstrate DNA-DNA tethering by the purified fission yeast cohesin complex.
Pubmed
14
Here we show that activation-induced ROS generation is dependent on mitochondrial fission.
Pubmed
15
In 1945, the committee took up the more vexed matter of fission.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
16
The cross had Thomas's name burnt in crudely with a fission blade.
The Reality Dysfunction
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Fission through the time
Fission across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common