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Scission

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɪ.ʒən

Definitions

The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolescisión
Françaisscission
DeutschSpaltung
4 more languages
العربيةالانشقاق
Catalàescissió
Bahasa Indonesiapembelahan
Italianospaccotaglio

Examples

The resulting delamination of the two lipid monolayers causes a “lens” to form, the further growth of which creates a spherical droplet that is then released by scission at the neck.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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