DISGREGATION

Etymology

Noun

disgregation (countable and uncountable, plural disgregations)

Separation; scattering.

(thermodynamics, obsolete or historical) A measure of the separation of the particles of a system; an early formulation of entropy.

Antonyms

• (separation): aggregation, congregation

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`gre*ga"tion, n. (Physiol.)

Definition: The process of separation, or the condition of being separate, as of the molecules of a body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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