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Scission

Scission Meaning & Definition
Scission Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scission?

[n] the act of dividing by cutting or splitting

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See Also | cut | cutting

Scission In Webster's Dictionary

\Scis"sion\, n. [L. scissio, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, to split: cf. F. scission.] The act of dividing with an instrument having a sharp edge. --Wiseman.

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