dissociable

[ dih-soh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl -see-uh- ]

adjective

1. capable of being dissociated; separable:

   Worthy and unworthy motives are often not dissociable.

2. not sociable; unsociable.
3. incongruous; not reconcilable.

dissociable

/ dɪˈsəʊʃɪəbəl; -ʃə- /

adjective

1. able to be dissociated; distinguishable
2. incongruous; irreconcilable
3. Alsodissocialdɪˈsəʊʃəl a less common word for unsociable

Derived Forms

• disˌsociaˈbility, noun
• disˈsociably, adverb

Other Words From

• dis·soci·a·bili·ty dis·soci·a·ble·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissociable¹

1595–1605; < Latin dissociābilis, equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + sociābilis sociable

Example Sentences

This finding implies different components of taste experiences are dissociable and can be independently modified, or even removed.

From Scientific American

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.

From Nature

Dorking was a dapper little man, almost dissociable from gloves and a chimneypot.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Scientific American

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.

From Project Gutenberg