cleavage

nouns

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