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- pronunciation:
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kli
 r
fI
shn
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nu
kli
r
fI
zhn
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noun |
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the splitting of an atomic nucleus into lighter fragments, usu. two of comparable mass, with an accompanying release of energy, as in the explosion of an atomic bomb.
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