dissilient

[ dih-sil-ee-uh nt ]
/ dɪˈsɪl i ənt /

adjective

bursting apart; bursting open.

Origin of dissilient

1650–60; < Latin dissilient- (stem of dissiliēns, present participle of dissilīre to leap apart), equivalent to dis- dis-1 + -sili- (combining form of sali- leap; see sally) + -ent- -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM dissilient

dis·sil·i·en·cy, dis·sil·i·ence, noun

Words nearby dissilient

disservice, dissever, dissidence, dissident, dissidents, dissilient, dissimilar, dissimilarity, dissimilate, dissimilation, dissimilitude