(linguistics) A prefix that can be detached from the verb it attaches to in several instances.

plural of separation anxiety

(algebra) A finite (and thereby algebraic) extension of a base field such that every element of the extension is the root of a separable polynomial over the base field.

plural of separable affix

plural of separable verb

(programming) The process of separating a computer program into distinct features that overlap functionally as little as possible.

Synonym of separation anxiety disorder

(biochemistry) A laboratory technique for separating cells by means of their antigens becoming bound to antibodies coating microscopic paramagnetic beads, which can then be separated from the medium by magnetic attraction.

plural of immunomagnetic separation

plural of separating funnel