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Fissiparous

adjective
1.
Reproducing by fission.
2.
Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude.  Synonyms: breakaway, separatist.






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"Fissiparous" Quotes from Famous Books



... the vibrios under observation without their coming into contact with the least trace of air, and with as much success as if the bulb, which takes the place of an object glass, had been plunged into the very centre of the flask. The movements and fissiparous multiplication of the vibrios may thus be seen in all their beauty, and it is indeed a most interesting sight. The movements do not immediately cease when the temperature is suddenly lowered, even to a considerable ...
— The Harvard Classics Volume 38 - Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) • Various



Words linked to "Fissiparous" :   biology, biological science, breakaway, independent, nonsexual, asexual



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