spallation

NOUN /spɑ'leɪʃən/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

spallation is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1P3A1L1L1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does spallation mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles.

“some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star”

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