cleavable

[ klee-vuh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. capable of being cleft or split.

Origin of cleavable

1
First recorded in 1840–50; cleave2 + -able

Other words from cleavable

  • cleav·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·cleav·a·ble, adjective

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