| 单词 | dissociation |
| 释义 | dissociation /di soh'see ay"sheuhn, -shee ay"-/, n. 1. an act or instance of dissociating. 2. the state of being dissociated; disjunction; separation: the dissociation of church and state. 3. Physical Chem. a. the reversible resolution or decomposition of a complex substance into simpler constituents caused by variation in physical conditions, as when water gradually decomposes into hydrogen and oxygen under great heat in such a way that when the temperature is lowered the liberated elements recombine. b. See electrolytic dissociation. 4. Psychiatry. the splitting off of a group of mental processes from the main body of consciousness, as in amnesia or certain forms of hysteria. [1605-15; DIS-1 + (AS)SOCIATION, modeled on L dissociatio separation] |
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