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un·cou·pler

n :  an agent that dissociates two integrated series of chemical reactions : esp  :  one that prevents the formation of ATP in oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria by dissociating the reactions of phosphorylation from those concerned with electron transport and oxidation .
 
 

 
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