| dissociat | After the summit, President Mitterand said that he dissociated himself from the statement. |
| dissociat | He dissociated himself from the firm he had worked for for eighteen years. |
| dissociate | (v) to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms, Example: acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions |
| dissociation | (n) the act of removing from association |
| dissociation | (n) a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently, Syn. disassociation |
| dissociation | (n) (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions |
| dissociation constant | (n) the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation |
| dissociative | (adj) tending to produce dissociation |
| dissociative disorder | (n) dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down |
| dissociate | v. t. Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer. A. W. Ward. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| dissociated | adj. |
| Dissociation | n. [ L. dissociatio: cf. F. dissociation. ] It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dissociative | a. Tending or leading to dissociation. [ 1913 Webster ] |