cleavage

Example Sentences

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“It created a cleavage with the United States that was really necessary.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

These nutrients are metabolized by carotenoid cleavage enzymes, including NinaB and RPE65.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

This cleavage process is activated by saturated fatty acids and deactivated by polyunsaturated fatty acids, suggesting that RHBDL4's activity is modulated by the type of fatty acid.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2024

Going after its leaders would risk a major cleavage.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023

She had memorized a phrase: cleavage; epiboly, and organogenesis.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry