uncleavableadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈkliːvəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkliːvəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈklivəb(ə)l/ That cannot be cleaved.
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uncleavable1820
1820 tr. F. Mohs Char. of Classes 77 Uranium ore... Uncleavable [Ger. untheilbar]. Reniform, massive.
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 744 Opal, or uncleavable quartz.
1908 E. J. M. D. Plunkett Sword of Welleran 175 A sword would merely lay bare the uncleavable bronze beneath.
2006 New Phytologist 171 150/2 The sequence appears to possess an uncleavable N-terminal sequence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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