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disintegration
[ dis-in-tuh-grey-shuhn ]
/ dÉȘsËÉȘn tÉËgreÉȘ ÊÉn /
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noun
the act or process of disintegrating.
Physics. radioactive decay.
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Origin of disintegration
First recorded in 1790â1800; disintegrate + -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM disintegration
non·dis·in·te·gra·tion, nounWords nearby disintegration
disingenuous, disinherit, disinhibition, disinhume, disintegrate, disintegration, disintegration constant, disinter, disinterest, disinterested, disintermediation
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