Dissociation
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of removing from association
(2) (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
(3) A state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
- The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances.
- the dissociation of the sulphur molecules
- the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia