dissociate

verb

to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms

regard as unconnected

part

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, not socius-soci · Latin · companion, ally

Synonyms for dissociate

disassociatev disunitev disjointv disjoinv detachv uncouplev disengagev severv estrangev separateadj disarticulatev segregatev

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