unpair

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ pair.

Verb

unpair (third-person singular simple present unpairs, present participle unpairing, simple past and past participle unpaired)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To change from a paired to a non-paired state.

   Near-synonyms: disassociate; decouple, uncouple; dispair (uncommon)

   He unpaired his wireless earbuds from his phone.

   • 2015 July 11, “ParAB Partition Dynamics in Firmicutes: Nucleoid Bound ParA Captures and Tethers ParB-Plasmid Complexes”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The iterative pairing and unpairing cycles may tether plasmids equidistantly on the nucleoid to ensure faithful plasmid segregation by a mechanism compatible with the diffusion-ratchet mechanism as proposed from in vitro reconstituted systems.

Anagrams

• pruina, unipar