disintegration
has definitions from the fields of physics,nuclear physics
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[ noun ] in a decomposed state
Synonyms Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)It grows terribly and unavoidably in power and leaves in its wake a trail of misery , moral disintegration , and destruction . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)The beautiful , the satisfying part of his disintegration , however , was the masterly way the Buddha polished him off . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics,nuclear physics) the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
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[ noun ] separation into component parts
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[ noun ] total destruction
Synonyms Examples "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" Related terms |
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