dissociable

American  

[dih-soh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl, -see-uh-] / dɪˈsoʊ ʃi ə bəl, -ʃə bəl, -si ə- /

adjective

1. capable of being dissociated; separable.

   Worthy and unworthy motives are often not dissociable.

2. not sociable; unsociable.

3. incongruous; not reconcilable.

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dissociable British  

/ dɪˈsəʊʃɪəbəl, -ʃə- /

adjective

1. able to be dissociated; distinguishable

2. incongruous; irreconcilable

3. Also: dissocial.  a less common word for unsociable

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Other Word Forms

• dissociability noun
• dissociableness noun
• dissociably adverb

Etymology

Origin of dissociable

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