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πυρηνοτομία — meaning in English

pyrinotomia

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English meaning

  • fission noun The splitting of an atomic nucleus into smaller pieces, releasing large amounts of energy.

Senses

πυρηνοτομία is used for these senses in English:

  • fission (biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.

fission — full definition

  1. noun The splitting of an atomic nucleus into smaller pieces, releasing large amounts of energy.
  2. noun The splitting of a single cell or item into two separate parts.

Related Greek words