uncouple

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The measurements showed that when iron is scarce, as much as 25% of the proteins that capture light become "uncoupled" from the structures that convert that energy into usable chemical forms.

From Science Daily

If you uncouple your net worth from your self-worth, navigating finances becomes less sensitive.

From MarketWatch

Others behaved more like the older toxic compounds, producing dangerous levels of uncoupling.

From Science Daily

Mitochondria in brown fat can shift from making fuel to generating heat through a molecule called uncoupling protein 1.

From Science Daily

“You know I was married once, but that didn’t work out. It hurt to uncouple our lives from our dreams.”

From Los Angeles Times