cleavage

1. (noun) the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
Related Words: area, region

2. (noun) (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
Synonyms: segmentation
Related Words: cell division, cellular division

3. (noun) the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
Related Words: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process



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