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noun

Dissociation n.

The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. "It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics."

(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.

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