Definitions

fissionable

[fish-uh-nuh-buhl] / ˈfɪʃ ə nə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

atomic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

thermonuclear

WEAK

atom-powered

Example Sentences

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Fissionable material is controlled but is also available.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Fissionable material, however obtained, can be burned in a peaceful reactor or detonated in a bomb.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fissionable material could be stolen from nuclear reactors.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan