(linguistics) A verb that is composed of a stem and a separable affix, which can be detached from the stem in several verb forms.

plural of separable affix

plural of separable verb

plural of separable prefix

(linguistics) A prefix that can be detached from the verb it attaches to in several instances.

plural of separable polynomial

(algebra, field theory) A polynomial over a given field that has distinct roots in the algebraic closure of said field (the number of roots being equal to the degree of the polynomial).

(algebra) A finite (and thereby algebraic) extension of a base field such that every element of the extension is the root of a separable polynomial over the base field.

a piece of laboratory glassware in which the components of a mixture are partitioned between two immiscible liquids

(physics) The conversion of a single-phase system into a multiphase system; especially the separation of a solution into two immiscible liquids.