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
  • Wright notified the researchers of the dissolution a day later.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Demonstrators are demanding the dissolution of parliament, mass resignation of lawmakers, immediate suspension of officials who ordered firing on protesters, and fresh elections.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Using an outstanding split-finger changeup in a four-pitch mix, the right-hander has certainly worked his way into the New York Mets’ future pitching plans.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Managing a post-civil war Syria In Syria, years of civil war that had exacerbated splits among ethnic and religious groups finally ended in December 2024.
    David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Johnson, a two-time Pro Bowler, went to the locker room after a diving pass breakup in the second quarter.
    Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Fans think Nina Dobrev and Shaun White’s abrupt breakup makes a whole lot more sense after watching the actor’s latest TikTok video.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Swift allegedly entered behind a rolling partition, according to videos taken in the tunnel.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Mehran appeared in court Monday behind a thick glass partition.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During World War II, Husseini became a Nazi collaborator, broadcasting propaganda into the Arab world, touring death camps with his friend Heinrich Himmler, recruiting SS divisions, and hatching a plot to poison Tel Aviv’s water supply.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' Denver field division office said on social media that it was involved in the investigation.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This time, though, the schisms between the CDC and the states and professional societies go far beyond the timing of an additional dose of vaccine.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The schism that Hazony sounded his alarm about is very far from the present for the Republican Party.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Scission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scission. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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