Words Seldom Seen: Fissiparous

Fissiparous

Adjective: Inclined to break into separate parts. Originally a term in biology related to animals that reproduced by fission.

Example: “The abolition movement eventually reached a fissiparous stage, splitting into warring factions.”

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