scission

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Recent Examples of scission The second major structural change involves one of the hallmarks of SARS-CoV-2 as compared to SARS-CoV-1: initial scission at the S1 furin cleavage site. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 6 May 2022 Wilson cautions more work is needed to explain how exactly spin results after scission. Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2021 The structure is easily broken down in a reaction called scission (like scissors), which tears up the polymer chain. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Aug. 2020 Using IVs that are sanitized between trees, park service workers make a minimally invasive scission in order to treat the tree, according to Jason Gillis, park arborist for National Mall and Memorial Parks. Paulina Smolinski, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scission
Noun
  • Advertisement Within the past month, the demonstrations have toppled one country’s government and contributed to the dissolution of another, as well as resulting in hundreds of arrests and injuries and dozens of deaths.
    Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In June, Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition narrowly survived a push for early elections, which could have led to the dissolution of his government and advanced an election set for October 2026.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The sack split by Nwosu and Bell forced the only punt of the second half and set up what should have been the game-winning touchdown pass from Sam Darnold to Tory Horton.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • However, when he was asked to be on the sitcom, emotions from the split were still fresh.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Thomas had two pass breakups in addition to his interception.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Although both sides said the right things publicly, a breakup between Williams and the Hornets was inevitable after the trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in February got rescinded, and Williams acknowledged as much during his media day session in Phoenix.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There is a partition between the driving cab and the main cabin.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • When visits were eventually permitted, they were limited to 10–20 minutes behind glass partitions.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Arizona Department of Public Safety major incident division will be taking over the investigation, Bower said.
    Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Funding in support of additional health care programming remains the key point of division.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In her autobiography, Mabel Dodge laid the blame for her schism with Stein firmly on one person.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Chiles case shines a spotlight on a growing schism in the LGBT base between gender-critical gays and their transgender counterparts.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Scission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scission. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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