Dissociable

/dɪˈsoʊʃəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being separated, disconnected, or disassociated from something else.

Etymology

From dissociate (to separate or disconnect) + -able (capable of). Latin dissociare means 'to separate' (dis- + sociare, 'to join together').

Kelly Says

Neuroscientists discovered that consciousness and memory are dissociable—you can have one without the other, like how trauma victims sometimes lose memories but stay conscious!

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