verb
definition
To disconnect or detach one thing from another.
example
We uncoupled the trailer and left it behind.
definition
To come loose.
definition
To loose, as dogs, from their couples.
noun
definition
The act by which persons or things are uncoupled.
Examples of uncoupling in a Sentence
While coupling or uncoupling vehicles..
The uncoupling protein blocks development of a H + electrochemical gradient, thereby stimulating respiration.
The main toxic action is the uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, converting all cellular energy in the form of heat and causing extreme hyperthermia.
This relative uncoupling of genes and memes may mean that more than ever before memes will spread that are detrimental to their carriers.
Contrary to expectation, the weight of mice deficient in a major uncoupling protein, UCP2, has been found to be normal.
A small group of compounds called uncoupling agents cause unrestrained oxygen uptake in the absence of ADP.
An uncoupling protein called UCP1 short-circuits the process by uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation.
This did not, however, interfere with him coupling and uncoupling trucks on occasions.