Dec. 15th, 2006

scissile

Dec. 15th, 2006 07:18 am
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scissile - adj., capable of being cut or divided, splitting easily.


Not to be confused with fissile. From French, from Latin scissilis, from scissus, past participle of scindere, to split, and thus cogante to scission and scissors.

---L.

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