As nouns the difference between separate and bioseparation
is that
separate is (usually|in the plural) anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing while
bioseparation is (biochemistry) the separation of the products of a biochemical reaction without damaging the organisms concerned.
As an adjective separate
is apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
As a verb separate
is to divide (a thing) into separate parts.
separate English
Adjective
( -)
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
- This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
Not together (with); not united (to).
- I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
Verb
( separat)
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
-
To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.
* Dryden
- From the fine gold I separate the alloy.
* Bible, Romans viii. 35
- Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
To cause (things or people) to be separate.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
, volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=( The Guardian Weekly)
, title= Fantasy of navigation
, passage=It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […]; […]; or perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment.}}
-
To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
-
(obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
* Bible, Acts xiii. 2
- Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
Derived terms
* separable
* separately
* separation
* separational
* separationism
* separationist
Antonyms
* annex
* combine
See also
* disunite
* disconnect
* divide
* split
* reduce
* subtract
Noun
( en noun)
(usually, in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.
Usage notes
* The spelling is (separate). *(term) is a common misspelling.
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bioseparation English
Noun
( en noun)
(biochemistry) The separation of the products of a biochemical reaction without damaging the organisms concerned
(biochemistry) The use of living organisms to separate components of a mixture (especially to remove pollutants)
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