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. Also: dissocial. a less common word for unsociable

Other Word Forms

• dissociability noun
• dissociableness noun
• dissociably adverb

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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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