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Definition of "uncoupling" []

  • Present participle of uncouple. (verb)
  • The act by which persons or things are uncoupled. (noun)

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Use "uncoupling" in a sentence
  • "“What we’re uncoupling is the process of burning energy from storing energy,” said Dr. Clay Semenkovich of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri whose research appears in the journal Cell Metabolism."
  • "The omega-3s produce a protein known as uncoupling protein 3, which uncouples oxidative phosphorylation."
  • "Omega-3s produce a protein known as uncoupling protein 3, which uncouples oxidative phosphorylation."
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