cleavage
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition the state of being split or cleft
- definition the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
- definition (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
- definition the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
- definition the act of cleaving or splitting