dis|in|te|gra|tion

dis|in|te|gra|tion
dis|in|te|gra|tion «dihs IHN tuh GRAY shuhn», noun.
1. a breaking up; separation into small parts or bits: »

Rain and frost had caused the gradual disintegration of the rock. Figurative. The decay of moral principles which hastened the disintegration of Roman society (Charles Merivale).

2. a change in the structure of an atomic nucleus by its emission of particles or rays; decay. Disintegration occurs naturally in the nuclei of radioactive substances or can be induced in other substances by bombarding their nuclei with fast-moving particles or rays.

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