dissociate
verb (used with object)
to break the association of; separate.
dissociates
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present tense formof dissociate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The H+ ion dissociates from the hemoglobin and binds to the bicarbonate ion.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The oxygen dissociates from the Hb molecule, shifting the oxygen dissociation curve to the right.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Phosphorylation of the inhibitor IκB dissociates the complex between it and NF-κB, allowing NF-κB to enter the nucleus and stimulate transcription.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Because only 1.1% of the dissociates into Ag+ and NH3, the assumption that x is small is justified.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Every limitation of papal credit and authority which effectually dissociates it from that reproach, which breaks off its solidarity with assassins and washes away the guilt of blood, will solve most other problems.
From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton
