disintegration

[ dis-in-tuh-grey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of disintegrating.

Origin of disintegration

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; disintegrate + -ion

Other words from disintegration

  • non·dis·in·te·gra·tion, noun

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