miscleavage

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noun

Faulty cleavage (of a protein etc)

OriginEnglish cleavage ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmiscleavage (plural miscleavages)

plural miscleavages

  1. biochemistryFaulty cleavage (of a protein etc)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishcleavage
  10. Englishmiscleavage

From mis- + cleavage.

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Cite this entry
APA

miscleavage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscleavage

MLA

“miscleavage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscleavage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscleavage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscleavage.

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