Of a nuclide: capable of undergoing fission by interaction with (slow) neutrons.
Of a material: containing one or more fissile nuclides.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533
(Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional))
on page 1542
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