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Fission
01
(chemistry) the splitting of a heavy and unstable atomic nucleus into lighter parts
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Nuclear fission was discovered in the late 1930s and provided insight into the enormous energy released during the splitting of uranium atoms.
During the Manhattan Project, scientists worked to harness fission for military purposes and developed the first atomic bombs that explode via nuclear fission.
02
(biology) the process where a single cell splits itself into two or more daughter cells
Examples
Yeast cells undergo fission to multiply rapidly through asexual budding and pinching division.
Fission is an efficient form of reproduction that helps single-celled organisms populate their environment swiftly.
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