Definition of dissilient
:springing apart;
specifically
:bursting open (as the ripe capsules of the balsam)
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dissilient
adjective
dis·sil·ient
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də̇ˈsilyənt
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-lēənt
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Origin and Etymology of dissilient
Latin dissilient-, dissiliens, present participle of dissilire, from dis- apart + silire (from salire to leap)
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