| 单词 |
scissile |
| 释义 |
scissile, a.|ˈsɪsaɪl, -ɪl| [ad. L. scissilis, f. scindĕre to cut or divide. Cf. F. scissile (1611 Cotgr.), It. scissile.] Capable of being cut or divided; spec. in Min., that splits into laminæ, esp. of alum; in Chem., capable of being broken (cf. scission 3 a.)
1621Wydowes Nat. Philos. 30 Hard Allome or Allome Scissile is thicke, and cleaueth. 1626Bacon Sylva §846 The Differences of..Scissile and Not Scissile [1635 Scissible and Not Scissible]; and many other Passions of Matter are Plebeian Notions. 1670Phil. Trans. V. 2040 We found it [a stone] somewhat scissile and reducible by a knife into thin lamina's or plates. 1731Arbuthnot Aliments vi. (1735) 194 Animal Fat..is scissile like a Solid. 1753Chambers' Cycl. Suppl. s.v. Alum, Scissile or fossile Alum. 1967Listener 10 Aug. 187/2 The first [play] in the series..was{ddd}as scissile by commercials as anything on ITV. 1978Nature 5 Jan. 94/3 The scissile bond in a peptide substrate. |

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