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unfused

unfused

1 5.3
Not joined together and staying separate
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfjuzd/
translation icon : no fusionado
  • It is the fact that the fused chromosomes exist in their unfused form in other primates that points to common ancestry.

Examples

  • Eichler's 2012 paper, for example, shows how the genes across the entire fused chromosome still retain much of their original order in their unfused predecessors.

    Blog text (26)
  • The two colors remained unfused, creating a beautiful contrast on the canvas.

  • "It is the fact that the fused chromosomes exist in their unfused form in other primates that points to common ancestry."

    Blog text (26)
  • We are sitting with smiles for the camera near a plane in early daylight on a low stack of unfused thousand-pound bombs, waiting for the signal to start up for another mission, with our bombardier for that day, a captain, I remember, looking on at us from the background.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • If the chromosomes had remained unfused, the gene sequences would still demonstrate common ancestry (as it does between chimps and gorillas).

    Blog text (26)
  • In the experiment, the chemicals stayed unfused, allowing researchers to study their individual properties.

  • He focused on keeping the flavors unfused while preparing the dish to highlight each ingredient.

Synonyms

separate
vsunfused
829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

emphasizes not forming a single whole instead of physical placement
unmixed
vsunfused
1 3.6

Completely pure with nothing added

is broader, also covering not forming a single whole beyond purity
unblended
vsunfused
1 5.8

Not mixed with other ingredients, showing its own taste or color

is more general, covering being separate beyond only mixture
uncoupled
vsunfused
1 4.9

Not joined to something it was attached to before

does not require a prior connection, focusing on original separateness
uncombined
vsunfused
6.3

Not joined to other things

focuses more on not being mixed or blended together
unmerged
vsunfused
4.6

Not joined together into one thing

emphasizes general separateness without implying single entity formation
unjoined
vsunfused
5.6

A person who is not married and lives alone

is more general, stressing they never form a single whole
separated
vsunfused
1.0

Not together with other people, kept apart from them

focuses on being distinct without noting an action that caused it
nonintegrated
vsunfused
7.2

Not joined together as one group or system

is broader, covering lack of any joining or blending
unintegrated
vsunfused
6.8

Not joined to other parts to make one system

covers the same separateness but stresses noncombination into one unit
unmingled
vsunfused
8.0

Pure and not mixed with other things

is more general, applying to separation beyond chemical purity
uncompounded
vsunfused
8.6

Not joined with other parts

focuses on not forming a composed whole rather than purity
ungathered
vsunfused
7.8

Not collected into one place or group

is about remaining distinct rather than simply not collected

Antonyms

4.1

Joined together to form one thing like metals or teams

1.5

When things or people join to work as one unit

How Fused

integrated
2 3.8
fused
4.1
joined
1.9
unfused
1 5.3

Surface Forms

unfused positive

Morphology

unfused = fuse (transparent) = un + fuse + ed

The meaning is clearly derived from 'fuse' by adding the prefix 'un-' to indicate negation and the suffix '-ed' to form an adjective.

Etymology

Unfused is made of un- meaning 'not' and fuse meaning 'to join or melt together', like two metal pieces that are melted into one. So Unfused means 'not joined' or still separate.