disintegration
[ dis-in-tuh-grey-shuh n ]
/ dɪsˌɪn təˈgreɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or process of disintegrating.
Physics.
decay(def 8).
Origin of disintegration
First recorded in 1790–1800;
disintegrate +
-ion
OTHER WORDS FROM disintegration
non·dis·in·te·gra·tion, nounWords nearby disintegration
disinherit,
disinhibition,
disinhume,
disinsertion,
disintegrate,
disintegration,
disintegration constant,
disinter,
disinterest,
disinterested,
disintermediation
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Medical definitions for disintegration
disintegration
[ dĭs-ĭn′tĭ-grā′shən ]
n.
The breaking up of the component parts of a substance, as in catabolism or decay.
The disorganization or disruption of mental processes in mental illness.
The natural or induced transformation of an atomic nucleus from a more massive to a less massive configuration by the emission of particles or radiation.