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dissociable
[ dih-soh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl -see-uh- ]
adjective
- capable of being dissociated; separable:
Worthy and unworthy motives are often not dissociable.
- not sociable; unsociable.
- incongruous; not reconcilable.
dissociable
/ dɪˈsəʊʃɪəbəl; -ʃə- /
adjective
- able to be dissociated; distinguishable
- incongruous; irreconcilable
- Alsodissocialdɪˈsəʊʃəl a less common word for unsociable
Derived Forms
- disˌsociaˈbility, noun
- disˈsociably, adverb
Other Words From
- dis·soci·a·bili·ty dis·soci·a·ble·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dissociable1
Example Sentences
This finding implies different components of taste experiences are dissociable and can be independently modified, or even removed.
Edwards, A. M., Kane, C. M., Young, R. A. & Kornberg, R. D. Two dissociable subunits of yeast RNA polymerase II stimulate the initiation of transcription at a promoter in vitro.
Dorking was a dapper little man, almost dissociable from gloves and a chimneypot.
Their findings argue that liking something and wanting something are actually dissociable in the brain - that they rely on the activity of different neurons, so you can have one without the other.
But at least we must recognize that St. Paul asserts both sides of the picture: and that the 'terror' and the hope are not dissociable.
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