fissiparous
fissiparous · more fissiparous · most fissiparous
fissipar
Factious, tending to break into piecesFactious, tending to break into pieces.
/fɪˈsɪpəɹəs/
» Trying to secede from the mainland, the fissiparous polities have been causing serious problems to the central authority.
dajkalaszlo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesFactious, tending to break into pieces.
Causing division or fragmenting something.
fissiparous tendencies
Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
fissipar
More definitions
- reproducing by fission
- having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
Examples
1 sentencesTrying to secede from the mainland, the fissiparous polities have been causing serious problems to the central authority.
Translations
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By meaning 1
of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two:
Origin
An adaptation of New Latin fissiparus, from fissus (“split, cleft”) + pariō (“to bring forAn adaptation of New Latin fissiparus, from fissus (“split, cleft”) + pariō (“to bring forth”) by analogy with vīviparus.
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Forms
more fissiparous, most fissiparous| Comparative | more fissiparous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fissiparous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude:breakawayseparatist
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form