Definition of Fissility. Meaning of Fissility. Synonyms of Fissility

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Definition of Fissility

Fissility
Fissility Fis*sil"i*ty, n. Quality of being fissile.

Meaning of Fissility from wikipedia

- stratification. Fissility is distinguished from scaly fabric in thin section by the well-developed orientation of platy minerals such as mica. Fissility is the...
- radioactive. According to the fissility rule proposed by Yigal Ronen, for a heavy element with Z between 90 and 100, an isotope is fissile if and only if 2 × Z...
- than in the narrower sense of clay-rich fissile mudrock. Shale typically exhibits varying degrees of fissility. Because of the parallel orientation of...
- that does show laminations or fissility is sometimes described as mudshale rather than mudstone. The lack of fissility or layering in mudstone may be...
- mineral content, which can be distinguished from shale by its lack of fissility. Although its permeability and porosity is relatively low, siltstone is...
- word "speeiney" meaning "bark", "strip" or "peel" reflecting the natural fissility of the slate on the promontory. The Manx word for "Spain" is a similar...
- conditions through regional metamorphism metamorphic facies. Phyllite has good fissility (a tendency to split into sheets). Phyllites are usually black to gray...
- A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes. These reactors can be fueled with more-commonly available...
- The Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) is a proposed international treaty to prohibit the further production of fissile material for nuclear weapons...
- reactor; this process is known as the thorium fuel cycle. Owing to the fissility of 233U and the greater natural abundance of thorium (three times that...