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disintegration

[ dis-in-tuh-grey-shuhn ]
/ dÉŖsˌɪn tÉ™ĖˆgreÉŖ ŹƒÉ™n /
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noun
the act or process of disintegrating.
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Origin of disintegration

First recorded in 1790–1800; disintegrate + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM disintegration

nonĀ·disĀ·inĀ·teĀ·graĀ·tion, noun
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Medical definitions for disintegration

disintegration
[ dÄ­s-Ä­n′tÄ­-grā′shən ]

n.
The breaking up of the component parts of a substance, as in catabolism or decay.
The disorganization or disruption of mental processes in mental illness.
The natural or induced transformation of an atomic nucleus from a more massive to a less massive configuration by the emission of particles or radiation.

Other words from disintegration

dis•in′te•grate′ v.
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