Fission-bomb
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noun
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a bomb in which the energy is supplied by nuclear fission See atomic bomb
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- Fission product
noun 1. a nuclide produced either directly by nuclear fission or by the radioactive decay of such a nuclide fission product n. A usually radioactive isotope produced as a result of the fission of a massive atom such as U235.
- Fission reactor
noun 1. a nuclear reactor in which a fission reaction takes place
- Fission track
fission track A track left by the decay of uranium atoms in a mineral. By analyzing the number and nature of these tracks in a sample mineral and inducing further fission of the remaining uranium by irradiation with neutrons to create new tracks for comparison, one can estimate the approximate age of the sample.