The action of unravel, v.; an instance of this. Also: something unravelled (from a woven fabric, a web, etc.).

Separation of individuals from a company, or of component parts from a whole mass; disintegration, dispersal; spec. in Chemistry separation of…

The action or process of disintegrating, or the condition of being disintegrated; reduction to… literal; spec. in Geology, the wearing down of…

The action or fact of breaking up; disruption, separation into parts, disintegration (literal and figurative); e.g. decay of animal functions; change…

The separation or disintegration of the component parts or discrete units of an aggregated mass or structure; loss of aggregation or cohesion.

the action of converting a log into sawn timber; also attributive; cf. to break down 6 at break, v. phrasal verbs and breakdown, n. 3.

(also Australian and New Zealand slang, a drinking bout), breakdown, n., break-up, n., etc.

Chemical or physical decomposition. Also attributive, as breakdown product n. a product resulting from the disintegration of a substance.