dissociation

1. n. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. n. the act of removing from association Source: wordnet

4. n. a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently Source: wordnet

5. n. (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions Source: wordnet

6. 1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics. Burke. 2. (Chem.) 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. Source: webster

7. The process by which a compound body breaks up into simplerconstituents; -- said particularly of the action of heat on gaseousor volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphurmolecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloricacid and ammonia. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. the act of removing from association n. a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently n. (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions Source: ecdict

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