spontaneous fission

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spontaneous fission

noun

  1. uncountable A form of radioactive decay: nuclear fission that occurs spontaneously, instead of being induced by an external stimulus.

Opposite: induced fission

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Opposite: induced fission

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@misc{spontaneous_fission_2026,
  title = {spontaneous fission},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spontaneous%20fission},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}