dissociable

[dih-soh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl or, for 1, -see-uh-]

dis·so·ci·a·ble

[dih-soh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl or, for 1, -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.

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

dis·so·ci·a·bil·i·ty, dis·so·ci·a·ble·ness, noun
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Dissociable has a plethora of syllables.
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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dissociable (dɪˈsəʊʃɪəbəl, -ʃə-)
 
adj
1.  able to be dissociated; distinguishable
2.  incongruous; irreconcilable
3.  a less common word for unsociable Also: dissocial
 
dissocia'bility
 
n
 
dis'sociableness
 
n
 
dis'sociably
 
adv

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