Synonyms: cleavage
Definition: the act of cleaving or splitting
Similar words: division
Definition: the act or process of dividing
Synonyms: cleavage
Definition: the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
Definition: a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
Usage: in the abdominal region
Synonyms: cleavage, segmentation
Definition: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
Similar words: cell division, cellular division
Definition: the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
Synonyms: cleavage
Definition: the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
Similar words: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process
Definition: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
Synonyms: cleavage
Definition: the state of being split or cleft
Usage: there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members
Similar words: state
Definition: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
Usage: the current state of knowledge; his state of health; in a weak financial state