Fissiparous

2 definitions found

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

  Fissiparous \Fis*sip"a*rous\, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere to
     split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare.] (Biol.)
     Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See {Fission}. --
     {Fis*sip"a*rous*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fissiparous
       adj 1: reproducing by fission
       2: having separated or advocating separation from another
          entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" [syn:
          {breakaway}, {separatist}]