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Dissociation
Found in thesaurus: separation, mental state, psychological state, chemical change, chemical action, chemical process
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dissociation
n.
cutting off, breaking off an association or connection
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Dissociation
Dissociation (in the wide sense of the word) is an act of disuniting or separating a complex object into parts. Dissociation may also refer to:
- Dissociation (chemistry), general process in which molecules or ionic compounds (complexes, or salts) split into smaller particles, usually in a reversible manner
- Dissociation (neuropsychology), identification of the neural substrate of a particular brain function through various methods
- Dissociation (psychology), an experience of having one's attention and emotions detached from the environment
- Dissociation (rhetoric), a rhetorical device in which the speaker separates a notion considered to form a unitary concept into two new notions to affect an audience in some way
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dissociation
Noun
1. the act of removing from association
(hypernym) separation
(derivation) disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint
2. a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
(synonym) disassociation
(hypernym) psychological state, mental state
(hyponym) compartmentalization, compartmentalisation
(derivation) disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint
3. (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
(hypernym) chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
(derivation) dissociate
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
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dissociation
nf.
dissociation, separation
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Dissociation
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
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