cleavable
[ klee-vuh-buhl ]
/ ˈkli və bəl /
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adjective
capable of being cleft or split.
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OTHER WORDS FROM cleavable
cleav·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·cleav·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby cleavable
clearweed, clearwing, clear with, Cleary, cleat, cleavable, cleavage, cleavage cavity, cleavage division, cleavage line, cleavage product
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The shakes were split very thin, for sugar pine is among the most cleavable woods of this country.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. GibsonDiopside, dī-op′sid, n. a grayish and readily cleavable variety of pyroxene.
Crystallizes in rhombohedrons with curved faces; these crystals are distinctly cleavable and massive.
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