ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Scissile

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɪs.ɪl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Scissile is an adjective meaning Readily cut or split.

Meaning

Readily cut or split.

More Meanings

  1. (chemistry, of a bond) Easily broken.

Example Sentences

The differences of impressible and not impressible; figurable and not figurable; mouldable and not mouldable; scissile and not scissile; and many other passions of matter, are plebeian notions, applied unto the instruments and uses which men ordinarily practise; but they are all but the effects of some of these causes following, which we will enumerate without applying them, because that would be too long.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scissorable, scissible, sectile, cleavable, slittable, slashable.

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