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SEPARABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does separable mean?
• SEPARABLE (adjective)
The adjective SEPARABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being divided or dissociated
Familiarity information: SEPARABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being divided or dissociated
Synonyms:
dissociable; separable; severable
Context example:
a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody
Similar:
divisible (capable of being or liable to be divided or separated)
Derivation:
separability (the capability of being separated)
Context examples
The NADH oxidase activity of AIF is separable from its DNA-binding activity and is not required for AIF to induce apoptosis.
(AIF Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Colony forming unit (CFU) is the minimum number of separable cells, which is able to produce a visible colony of progeny.
(Colony Forming Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
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