couple

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at one/this etc. removeidiom
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compartmentalization
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compartmentation
estrange
estranged from someone
estrangement
estrangement from someone
free-floating
remove
resegregate
rope
rope something/somewhere off
screen something off
uncouple
uninsulated
unintegrated
wrench
wrenching

Examples of uncoupling

uncoupling

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Shuffling the offspring: uncoupling and spatial discordance of multiple stages in vertebrate seed dispersal.
However, in this case uncoupling was demonstrated specifically in patients who responded to psychotherapy.
In this case, the uncoupling mechanism must predominate over any changes in synaptic efficacy to attenuate responses to peripherally placed stimuli.
Uncoupling of oocyte-follicle cells triggers reinitiation of meiosis in amphibian oocytes.
Uncoupling of oocyte follicle cells triggers reinitiation of meiosis in amphibian oocytes.
Cones contribute to light-evoked, dopamine-mediated uncoupling of horizontal cells in the mudpuppy retina.
However, uncoupling could only be produced with drug concentrations 1-2 orders of magnitude higher than those producing robust effects in lower ver tebrates.
In the embryo there is uncoupling of mitochondrial function from replication.
Consequences of the remodelling process for vertebral trabecular bone structure - a scanning electron microscopy study (uncoupling of unloaded structures).
As regards follicles injected only with anti-connexin antibodies, used as controls, we invariably observed gap junction uncoupling together with meiotic resumption.
These results indicate that the uncoupling of gap junctions between oocytes and follicle cells was required for the resumption of meiosis.
Thus, uncoupling alone could not be responsible for the augmented responses to both large and small light stimuli.
Global environmental change leads to concerns about character because the best results will be produced by generally uncoupling my behavior from that of others.
Over time, if the child's progress matches that of the parent, such uncoupling may disappear.
These data suggest that two different mechanisms may mediate the lightinduced uncoupling of horizontal cells, each related to the temporal proper ties of stimulation.
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