Separable, a.
Etymology: [L. separabilis: cf. F. séparable.]
Capable of being separated, disjoined, disunited, or divided; as, the separable parts of plants; qualities not separable from the substance in which they exist. -- Sep"a*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Sep"a*ra*bly, adv. Trials permit me not to doubt of the separableness of a yellow tincture from gold. Boyle.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists separable only as an antonym, under adhesive.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given