Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dissociation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dissociation \Dis*so`ci*a"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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dissociation
n 1: the act of removing from association
2: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life
becomes separated from the rest of the personality and
functions independently [syn: {disassociation}]
3: (chemistry) the temporary or reversible chemical process in
which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller
molecules or ions
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