Dissociation /(?; 106)/

Dis·so·ci·a·tion

Dissociation

n.
  1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
    It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics.
  2. 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. (Chem.)