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   scission

   /ˈsɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or state of cutting or being cut. technical
   • ▪ breakage of a chemical bond, especially one in a long chain molecule so that two smaller chains result: technical "this bacteriophage catalyses scission of DNA strands"
   • ▪ a division or split between people or parties; a schism: technical "a scission arose between the socialists and those further to the left"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin scissio(n-), from scindere ‘cut, cleave’.

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   What does scission mean?

   • The meaning of SCISSION is a division or split in a group or union : schism. How to use scission in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What is a synonym for scission?

   • Synonyms for scission include bifurcation, breakup, cleavage, dissolution, disunion, division, fractionalization, fractionation, partition, schism, separation, and split.

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   Where did the word scission come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun scission is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for scission is from 1443. scission is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French scission; Latin scission-, scissio.

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   What is the difference between scission and scissors?

   • "Scission" traces to the Latin verb scindere ("to split" or "to cut"). "Scissors," on the other hand, comes from an entirely separate Latin verb that also means "to cut" - "caedere." The Middle English word for the cutting instrument was "cisours" or "sisoures," which comes from Middle French cisoires.

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   The act or an instance of cutting, splitting, or dividing.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   the act of dividing by cutting or splitting

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   Scission definition: a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.. See examples of SCISSION used in a sentence.

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   Scission is a noun that means a division or separation, especially in religion, chemistry or nuclear physics. It comes from French and Latin words related to scissors or cutting.

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