fissiparous vs independent

fissiparous is not a noun while independent is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fissiparous	No	Yes	No	No
independent	Yes	Yes	No	No

fissiparous (noun)	independent (noun)
	a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
	a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

fissiparous (adjective)	independent (adjective)
reproducing by fission	free from external control and constraint
having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude	(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
	not controlled by a party or interest group