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autocleave

autocleave verb: to cleave without the use of enzymes.

Verb

autocleave (third-person singular simple present autocleaves, present participle autocleaving, simple past and past participle autocleaved)

  1. To cleave without the use of enzymes

Forms of autocleave

third-person singular presentautocleaves
present participleautocleaving
past participleautocleaved
pastautocleaved

Origin of autocleave

From auto- + cleave.

Questions about autocleave

What does autocleave mean?
Autocleave means to cleave without the use of enzymes.
What part of speech is autocleave?
Autocleave is a verb.
What is the past tense of autocleave?
The past tense of autocleave is autocleaved.

Words near autocleave in the dictionary

  1. autoclaving
  2. autoclavings
  3. autocleaning
  4. autocleavable
  5. autocleavage
  6. autocleave
  7. autocleaved
  8. autocleaves
  9. autocleaving
  10. autoclesis
  11. autoclick

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