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dissociation

dis·so·cia·tion

UK/dɪˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ US/dɪˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

the act of removing from association

2.

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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3.

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

Origin

Borrowed from French dissociation, from Latin dissociātiō(n).

Phrases

  • acid dissociation constant Compound words
  • bond dissociation energy Compound words
  • dissociation energy Compound words
  • dissociation reaction Compound words

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