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Cleavable
see synonyms of cleavableAdjective
1. cleavable
capable of being cleaved
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Cleavable
see synonyms of cleavableverbWord forms: cleaves, cleaving, cleft, cleaved, clove, cleft, cleaved or cloven
1.
to split or cause to split, esp along a natural weakness
2. (transitive)
to make by or as if by cutting
to cleave a path
3. (when intr, foll by through)
to penetrate or traverse
verb
(intransitive; foll by to)
to cling or adhere
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Cleavable
see synonyms of cleavable verb transitiveWord forms: cleaved or cleft or clove, cleaved or cleft or ˈcloven, ˈcleaving
1.
to divide by a blow, as with an ax; split
2.
to pierce
3.
to sever; disunite
verb intransitive
4.
to split; separate; fall apart
5.
to make one's way by or as by cutting
verb intransitiveWord forms: cleaved or ˈcleaving
1.
to adhere; cling (to)
2.
to be faithful (to)
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Cleavable
see synonyms of cleavablev. cleft (klĕft) or cleaved or clove (klōv), cleft or cleaved or clo·ven (klōvən), cleav·ing, cleaves
v.tr.
1. To split with a sharp instrument. See Synonyms at tear1.
2. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting: cleave a path through the ice.
3. To pierce or penetrate: The wings cleaved the foggy air.
4. Chemistry To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
v.intr.
1. To split or be capable or splitting, especially along a natural line of division: Certain brittle woods cleave easily.
2. To penetrate or pass through something, such as water or air.
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