disintegration
Other forms: disintegrations
Disintegration is when one thing splits into parts or just ceases to exist. When something is destroyed, broken up into pieces, or falls apart on its own, that’s disintegration.
If you know that integration brings things or people together, you won't be surprised that disintegration means things are coming apart. Disintegration is what happens when a company breaks into smaller companies or when a band splits up. Often, disintegration is physical — a bomb could cause the disintegration of its target. The decomposition (rotting) of a body is an example of disintegration. When something radioactive decays, that's disintegration, too. Disintegration is when it all falls apart.
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separation into component parts
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dissolution
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fibrinolysis
a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots
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lysis
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
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autolysis, self-digestion
lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
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bacteriolysis
dissolution or destruction of bacteria
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cytolysis
pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
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haematolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis, hemolysis
lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
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karyolysis
disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies
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necrolysis
disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue
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osteolysis
lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply
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radiolysis
molecular disintegration resulting from radiation
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thrombolysis
the process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots
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action, activity, natural action, natural process
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system“a disintegration of personality”
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disability, disablement, handicap, impairment
a condition that makes it difficult or impossible for someone to perform some physical or mental task
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disability, disablement, handicap, impairment
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in a decomposed state
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decomposition
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fragmentation
the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
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decay
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
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fragmentation
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total destruction
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annihilation
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extermination, extinction
complete annihilation
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demolition, destruction, wipeout
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
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extermination, extinction
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the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
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decay, radioactive decay
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alpha decay
radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
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beta decay
radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle
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nuclear reaction
(physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
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alpha decay
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Vocabulary lists containing disintegration
Thirteen-year-old Helen refuses to give up on her pet dog, Friar Tuck, when he begins to go blind.
During the Revolutionary War, a twelve-year-old girl works as a spy and identifies a traitor to the American cause.
In this classic collection of "clinical tales," neurologist Oliver Sacks explores a range of neurological conditions and phenomena.
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