cleavage
- Noun. The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
- Noun. (mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
- Noun. (biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
- Noun. The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
- Noun. (chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
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