dissociation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dissociation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissociation n the act of removing from association a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently Synonym(s): dissociation, disassociation (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissociation \Disso`cia"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. dissociatio: cf. F. dissociation.] 1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics. --Burke. 2. (Chem.) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; -- said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.