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w niezręcznej sytuacji
I. cleft1 [kleft] ADJ
in a cleft stick Brit
w niezręcznej sytuacji
II. cleft1 [kleft] N
1. cleft (in rock):
cleft
szczelina f
2. cleft (in chin):
cleft
dołek m
cleft2 [kleft] VB
cleft pt, pp of cleave 1
cleave2 <-d [or clave], -d> [kli:v] VB trans (stick to)
to cleave to sth
trwać przy czymś
he cleaves to his ideals
jest wierny swoim ideałom
cleave1 <-d, -d [or cleft, cleft] [or clove, cloven]> [kli:v] VB trans liter
1. cleave (cut):
cleave
łupać [perf roz-]
2. cleave (divide):
cleave
dzielić [perf po-]
3. cleave (move through):
cleave air
przeszywać [perf przeszyć]
cleave waves
pruć
cleft palate N MED
cleft palate
rozszczep m podniebienia
cleave1 <-d, -d [or cleft, cleft] [or clove, cloven]> [kli:v] VB trans liter
1. cleave (cut):
cleave
łupać [perf roz-]
2. cleave (divide):
cleave
dzielić [perf po-]
3. cleave (move through):
cleave air
przeszywać [perf przeszyć]
cleave waves
pruć
cleave2 <-d [or clave], -d> [kli:v] VB trans (stick to)
to cleave to sth
trwać przy czymś
he cleaves to his ideals
jest wierny swoim ideałom
Present
Icleft
youcleft
he/she/itclefts
wecleft
youcleft
theycleft
Past
Iclefted
youclefted
he/she/itclefted
weclefted
youclefted
theyclefted
Present Perfect
Ihaveclefted
youhaveclefted
he/she/ithasclefted
wehaveclefted
youhaveclefted
theyhaveclefted
Past Perfect
Ihadclefted
youhadclefted
he/she/ithadclefted
wehadclefted
youhadclefted
theyhadclefted
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in a cleft stick Brit
w niezręcznej sytuacji
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This peptide is cleaved from a longer precursor with a signal peptide and a glutamine-rich propeptide.
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The enzyme specifically cleaves ubiquitin from ubiquitin-conjugated protein substrates.
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The term bond dissociation energy refers to the amount of energy required to cleave a bond.
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It is cleaved into cysteine and -ketobutyrate by cystathionine gamma-lyase.
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The protein is expressed as a single chain precursor which is proteolytically cleaved into a trimer of alpha, beta, and gamma chains prior to secretion.
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