cleavage has definitions from the fields of anatomy,biology,genetics,embryology,chemistry
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[ noun ] (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

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segmentation

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[ noun ] (chemistry) the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules

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chemical_process

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[ noun ] the act of cleaving or splitting

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division cleave

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[ noun ] the state of being split or cleft

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state

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[ noun ] (anatomy) the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)

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