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SCISSILE
Etymology
Adjective
scissile (comparative more scissile, superlative most scissile)
Readily cut or split
(chemistry, of a bond) easily broken
Source: Wiktionary
Scis"sile, a. Etym: [L. scissilis, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, to split: cf. F. scissile. See Schism.]
Definition: Capable of being cut smoothly; scissible. [R.] Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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