fis|sip´a|rous|ness

fis|sip´a|rous|ness
fis|sip|a|rous «fih SIHP uhr uhs», adjective.
1. Biology. reproducing by fission.
2. splitting or tending to split apart; divisive: »

French democracy…faced the problem of erecting a government on the shifting sands of its fissiparous center parties (Newsweek).

[< Latin fissus, past participle of findere cleave + parere to give birth + English -ous]
fis|sip´a|rous|ness, noun.

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  • fis|sip|a|rous — «fih SIHP uhr uhs», adjective. 1. Biology. reproducing by fission. 2. splitting or tending to split apart; divisive: »French democracy…faced the problem of erecting a government on the shifting sands of its fissiparous center parties (Newsweek).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • rous — ac·ti·noph·o·rous; ad·i·aph·o·rous; al·giv·o·rous; am·o·rous; am·phiv·o·rous; an·droph·o·rous; an·thoph·o·rous; an·u·rous; aphid·iv·o·rous; apiv·o·rous; apy·rous; ar·bo·rous; as·coph·o·rous; au·rous; bar·ba·rous; bar·ba·rous·ness; bi·fo·rous;… …   English syllables

  • sip — ba·sip·e·tal; ba·sip·o·dite; ba·sip·ter·yg·i·al; ba·sip·ter·yg·i·um; de·sip·i·ence; de·sip·i·ent; er·y·sip·e·las; er·y·sip·e·lo·thrix; fis·sip·a·rous; fis·sip·e·da; fis·sip·e·dal; gos·sip·er; gos·sip·i·ness; gos·sip·ing·ly; gos·sip·red;… …   English syllables

  • fis — ca·na·fis·tu·la; con·fis·ca·ble; con·fis·cat·able; con·fis·ca·tion; con·fis·ca·tor; con·fis·ca·to·ry; fis·cal·i·ty; fis·cus; fis·si·den·ta·ce·ae; fis·si·den·ta·les; fis·sile; fis·si·lin·gual; fis·si·lin·guia; fis·sil·i·ty; fis·sion·abil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • fissiparousness — fis·sip·a·rous·ness …   English syllables

  • fissiparous — fis•sip•a•rous [[t]fɪˈsɪp ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) dvl reproducing by fission 2) cvb tending to split into factions • Etymology: 1825–35 fis•sip′a•rous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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