Cleavable

/ˈkliːvəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being split, divided, or separated, especially along natural or predetermined lines.

Etymology

From 'cleave' (to split, from Old English 'cleofan') plus the suffix '-able' meaning capable of. The term is common in chemistry and materials science.

Kelly Says

In biochemistry, scientists look for cleavable chemical bonds in cells because they can use enzymes to cut proteins at specific cleavable sites—it's like having molecular scissors that only cut at precise locations.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መለክ()
me-le-k
ARالعربية
قابلة للانقسام
qa-bila lil-in-qasam
BNবাংলা
বিভাজ্য
bi-bha-j-ya
CACatalà
divisible
di-vi-si-ble
CSČeština
rozdělitelný
ro-zde-li-tel-nyy
DADansk
delelig
de-le-lig
DEDeutsch
spaltbar
shpal-t-bar
ELΕλληνικά
διασπώμενο
di-as-po-me-no
ESEspañol
divisible
di-vi-si-ble
FAفارسی
قابل تقسیم
qa-ble ta-deem
FISuomi
jaossa
ja-ossa
FRFrançais
fissurable
fi-su-ra-ble
GUGU
વહેંચી શકાય
ve-hen-chi sha-ka-y
HAHA
zabi
za-bi
HEעברית
ניתן לחלק
nit-an le-chal-ek
HIहिन्दी
विभाज्य
vi-bha-j-ya
HUMagyar
választható
va-lasz-tha-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat dibagi
da-pat di-ba-gi
IGIG
ike
ike
ITItaliano
divisibile
di-vi-si-ble
JA日本語
分割可能
bu-gatu-kan-no
KKKK
бөлінетін
bo-li-ne-tin
KMKM
បានចែក
ba-an chae-k
KO한국어
분할 가능
bun-hal gan-g-un
MRMR
खंडीत
khan-dit
MSBahasa Melayu
dapat dibahagikan
da-pat di-ba-ha-gi-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်နိုင်
pyu pyin-noing
NLNederlands
scheidbaar
schei-d-ba-ar
NONorsk
delelig
de-le-lig
PAPA
ਖਡਾ
khad-a
PLPolski
poddający się podziałowi
pod-da-ju-cy się pod-ział-owi
PTPortuguês
dividível
di-vi-di-vel
RORomână
divizibil
di-vi-zi-bil
RUРусский
раздельный
raz-de-l-nyy
SVSvenska
delbar
del-bar
SWKiswahili
linalingana
li-na-li-ga-na
TAதமிழ்
பகுக்க முடியும்
pa-gu-kka mu-di-yum
TEతెలుగు
భాగించదగిన
bha-gin-cha-da-gi-na
THไทย
แยกได้
yae-k daht
TLTL
maaring hatiin
ma-ar-ing ha-ti-in
TRTürkçe
ayrılılabilir
ay-ri-li-le-bir
UKУкраїнська
роздільний
roz-dil-nyy
URاردو
ٹوٹنے والا
to-t-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
có thể chia
co the chia
YOYO
lẹ́ẹ̀
le-e
ZH中文
可分割
ke-fen-g-ci
ZUZU
ingane
in-ga-ne

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