scissile

English

Etymology

From Latin scissilis, from scindere, scissum (“to cut, to split”). Compare French scissile. See schism, scissors.

Adjective

scissile (comparative more scissile, superlative most scissile)

  1. Readily cut or split
  2. (chemistry, of a bond) easily broken

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