Dissociation

[dɪ,səʊʃɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n;-sɪ-] or [dɪ,sosɪ'eʃən]

Definition

(noun.) the act of removing from association.

(noun.) (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions.

(noun.) a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently.

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Definition

(n.) The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.

(n.) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; -- said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Disunion, separation, severing, dividing.

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