clive
Verb
To climb; ascend.
Usage- Intransitive
Noun
Burdock or agrimony.
Verb
To split; separate; cleave; chop.
Usage- Transitive
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After 'frosting' the stone may be 'clived' or split along the bedding planes. Once clived, the thin slabs are dressed for use and sold as Collyweston Slates, for use as tilestones.
IL-1β presents the peculiarity of being produced in the form of a biologically inactive precursor, known as proIL-1β, that needs to be clived at an aspartate residue by a specific enzyme, named interleukin-1β converting enzyme (ICE) or [...]
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clivesclivingclivedcloveclivedcloveclivenclives