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Fissile vs Clastic - What's the difference?

fissile | clastic |

As adjectives the difference between fissile and clastic

is that fissile is able to be split while clastic is made up of parts that are easily removable.

fissile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be split
  • (geology) Easily split along a grain
  • (physics) Capable of undergoing nuclear fission
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    • Derived terms

    * fissility

    clastic

    English

    (wikipedia clastic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • made up of parts that are easily removable.
  • (geology, of rock) made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

    • Derived terms

    * clast * volcaniclastic * pyroclastic

    Related terms

    * iconoclast