noun
- the action of cutting or dividing something; a split or division
Usage: formal; technical
Examples
- The scission of the polymer chain occurred at high temperatures.
- Political scissions within the party led to its eventual collapse.
- The scientist studied the scission of chemical bonds under various conditions.
- Nuclear scission releases enormous amounts of energy.
- The scission between the two factions became irreparable.
- Enzymatic scission breaks down complex molecules into simpler ones.