Dissilient

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissilient \Dis*sil"i*ent\, a. [L. dissiliens, -entis, p. pr. of
     dissilire to leap asunder: dis- + salire to leap.]
     Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force;
     dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp.
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