- scis|sile
- scis|sile «SIHS uhl», adjective.that can be easily cut, divided, or split: »
Slate is a scissile rock.
╂[< Latin scissilis < scindere to cut]
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cir|cum|scis|sile — «SUR kuhm SIHS uhl», adjective. (of fruits) bursting open by a transverse circular line, so that the upper part comes off like a lid: »The pimpernel, purslane, and monkeypot have circumscissile pods … Useful english dictionary
scis — ab·scis·sa; ab·scis·sio; ab·scis·sion; fa·scis·mo; fa·scis·ta; fa·scis·ti·za·tion; fa·scis·tize; re·scis·si·ble; re·scis·sion; re·scis·so·ry; scis·sel; scis·sile; scis·sion; scis·si·par·i·ty; scis·sor·er; scis·sors; scis·sure; scis·su·rel·la;… … English syllables
sile — emis·sile; en·sile; ex·pan·sile; ex·ten·sile; ex·tru·sile; fis·sile; glis·sile; mis·sile·man; mis·sile·ry; pen·sile; pre·hen·sile; pro·tru·sile; re·sile; scis·sile; sen·sile; ses·sile; ten·sile; ton·sile; mis·sile; sile; fu·sile; ten·sile·ly;… … English syllables
scissile — scis·sile … English syllables
scissile — scis·sile sis əl, .īl adj capable of being cut smoothly or split easily <a scissile peptide bond> … Medical dictionary
scissile — scis•sile [[t]ˈsɪs ɪl[/t]] adj. capable of being cut or divided; splitting easily • Etymology: 1615–25; < L scissilis=sci(n)d(ere) to split + tilis tile … From formal English to slang
Circumscissile — Cir cum*scis sile, a. [Pref. circum + scissle.] (Bot.) Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of {Pyxidium}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scissile — Scis sile, a. [L. scissilis, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, to split: cf. F. scissile. See {Schism}.] Capable of being cut smoothly; scissible. [R.] Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circumscissile — cir•cum•scis•sile [[t]ˌsɜr kəmˈsɪs ɪl[/t]] adj. bot opening along a transverse circular line, as a seed vessel • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
