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disintegration
[ dis-in-tuh-grey-shuhn ]
/ dÉŖsĖÉŖn tÉĖgreÉŖ ŹÉn /
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noun
the act or process of disintegrating.
Physics. radioactive decay.
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Origin of disintegration
First recorded in 1790ā1800; disintegrate + -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM disintegration
nonĀ·disĀ·inĀ·teĀ·graĀ·tion, nounWords nearby disintegration
disinherit, disinhibition, disinhume, disinsertion, disintegrate, disintegration, disintegration constant, disinter, disinterest, disinterested, disintermediation
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How to use disintegration in a sentence
Medical definitions for disintegration
disintegration
[ dÄs-Änā²tÄ-grÄā²shÉn ]
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
disā¢inā²teā¢grateā² v.The American HeritageĀ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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