detachable
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
detach/dɪˈtatʃ/
▶verb
- 1 disengage (something) and remove it.
- 2 (detach oneself from) leave or separate oneself from (a group or place).
■ (be detached) Military be sent on a separate mission.
– derivatives
detachability noun,
detachable adjective.
detachability noun,
detachable adjective.
– origin C16 (in the sense ‘discharge a gun’): from Fr. détacher, from des- (expressing reversal) + attacher ‘attach’.
'detachable' also found in these Oxford entries:
command module
- convertible
- coupon
- detach
- double boiler
- fascia
- hardtop
- limber
- module
- open-topped
- padlock
- pod
- propagule
- slip cover
- socket wrench
- tidy
- watering can

