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fissiparous
[ fi-sip-er-uhs ]
adjective
- reproducing by fission.
fissiparous
/ fɪˈsɪpərəs /
adjective
- biology reproducing by fission
- having a tendency to divide into groups or factions
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Derived Forms
- fisˈsiparousness, noun
- fisˈsiparously, adverb
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Other Words From
- fis·sipa·rous·ly adverb
- fis·sipa·rous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fissiparous1
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Example Sentences
The fissiparous tendency so perceptible in politics is not visible in cities.
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Passing to the invertebrate animals, we meet with two other modes of reproduction, the gemmiparous and fissiparous.
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Fissiparous: applied to that form of asexual generation in which the parent divides; each part becoming a new individual.
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Fissiparous, fis-sip′a-rus, adj. propagated by spontaneous fission or self-division.
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Therefore, in all cases of fissiparous division, the seat or origin of the process is the nucleus.
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