scission

noun

ˈsi-zhən How to pronounce scission (audio)
Definition of scissionnext
as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces fears that the scission of the labor union will compromise the workers' bargaining power

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Recent Examples of scission When the nucleus ultimately disintegrates, these pieces move apart rapidly and the neck snaps quickly, a process known as scission. — Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2021 The structure is easily broken down in a reaction called scission (like scissors), which tears up the polymer chain. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Aug. 2020 Using IVs that are sanitized between trees, park service workers make a minimally invasive scission in order to treat the tree, according to Jason Gillis, park arborist for National Mall and Memorial Parks. — Paulina Smolinski, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scission
  1. dissolution
  2. split
  3. breakup
  4. partition
  5. division
  6. schism
Noun
  • Good Housekeeping tested dissolution in both warm and cold and found every sheet dissolved completely during a full wash cycle.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Good Housekeeping tested sheet dissolution in both warm and cold water.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of dissolution
Noun
  • Che then turned to Noem’s split this week from Bryon Noem, to whom she had been married since 1992.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Appended to the tweet, perhaps to illustrate how fresh the split is, Zilis included a screen capture of an apparent text message exchange between the two with the date of September 24.
    — Kahina Sekkaï, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of split
Noun
  • Kansas safety Taylor Davis had two pass breakups, marking a new career high, while also adding his second career tackle for loss.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
  • On Friday, Shivon Zilis, the Canadian artificial intelligence engineer who has four children with Elon Musk, announced their breakup on X, the social media network Musk bought in 2022.
    — Kahina Sekkaï, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of breakup
Noun
  • Even Doom‘s famous binary-space partition trees can be broken down into SQL using a sort_key for objects that’s pre-computed for each position at load time.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Upon decampment, the drowsy drinker is met with one final chance to imbibe, at the outside window, its sliding partition reminiscent of a Mister Softee’s.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of partition
Noun
  • Europe’s struggle to build a trillion-dollar market-cap company has been on the mind of Peter Koerte, CEO of Siemens’s Smart Infrastructure division—the most profitable of Siemens’s four core businesses.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chourio hit a two-run single off hard-throwing Mason Miller with two outs in the ninth inning as the Brewers rallied past the San Diego Padres for the second straight day, a 4-3 victory Sunday for a 2-0 NL division series lead.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of division
Noun
  • The book follows this story for the critical eight years between 1527 and 1535, which led to the enduring schism that created the Church of England.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But schisms and heel digging are probably inevitable in such uncertain fields, Catling says.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of schism

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“Scission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scission. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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