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Disintegrated granite seems a hard diet, but it suffices, for the determined tree makes the best of the opportunities offered.

From A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment by Murdock, Charles A. (Charles Albert)

Disintegrated matter is carried away by the wind as well as by running water.

From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles

Balance of Paint Split and Disintegrated from Surface   15.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.

Disintegrated plates are an indication of impurities or overcharging, providing the battery is not old enough to cause disintegration normally,--say about two years.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

Disintegrated weathered rocks form a blanket of variable thickness, which is sometimes spoken of as the residual mantle, or "mantle rock."

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)