nuclear fission(n = noun.process) fission - a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy;
is a kind of nuclear reaction

   A nuclear reaction in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy. [WordNet 1.5]

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