uncouple

v., -pled, -pling, -ples.

v.tr.

1. To disconnect: uncouple railroad cars.
2. To set loose or release from a couple.

v.intr.
To come or break loose.

uncoupler un·cou'pler n.

verb

To separate one thing from another thing: detach, disconnect, disengage. See assemble/disassemble.

An agent that inhibits ATP synthesis by dissociating it from the electron transport system at one or more of the phosphorylation sites.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: disconnect or separate
  Antonym: couple (meaning #2)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afkoble, løse, frakoble, udkoble
v. intr. - afkoble, udkoble, frakoble

Nederlands (Dutch)
loskoppelen, afhaken

Français (French)
v. tr. - détacher, découpler (une locomotive), (Chasse) découpler (des chiens)
v. intr. - découpler, déconnecter

Deutsch (German)
v. - abkoppeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποσυμπλέκω, αποσυνδέω

Italiano (Italian)
disinnestare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desatrelar, separar

Русский (Russian)
расцеплять, спускать собак со своры

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desenganchar, desacoplar, desconectar, desparejar
v. intr. - desengancharse, desacoplarse, desconectarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - koppla lös, koppla från

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
解开, 分开, 松开

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解開, 分開
v. intr. - 鬆開, 分開

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 연결을 풀다, ~을 떼어놓다
v. intr. - ~을 풀다, ~이 떨어지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 連結を解く, 連結をはずす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) فصل ( القاطرة من المقطورة مثلا)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התיר, ניתק‬
v. intr. - ‮הותר, נותק‬

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