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fissiparous.

Factious, tending to break into pieces.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/fɪˈsɪpəɹəs/
  1. Factious, tending to break into pieces.

  2. Causing division or fragmenting something.

    fissiparous tendencies
  3. Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.

Where this word comes from

An adaptation of New Latin fissiparus, from fissus (“split, cleft”) + pariō (“to bring forth”) by analogy with vīviparus.

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