Fissile
Pronunciation : Fis"sile
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. fissilis, fr. fissus, p.p. of findere to split. See Fissure.]
Definition : Defn: Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like crystals. This crystal is a pellucid, fissile stone. Sir I. Newton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913