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dissociation

noun
/dɪˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/UK/dɪˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French dissociation, from Latin dissociātiō(n).

  1. derived from dissociātiō
  2. borrowed from dissociation

Definitions

  1. The act of dissociating or disuniting

    The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.

  2. The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents

    The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances.

    • the dissociation of the sulphur molecules
    • the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia

  3. A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in…

    A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.

    • Project MONARCH could be best described as a form of structured dissociation and occultic integration, carried out in order to compartmentalize the mind into multiple personalities within a systematic framework.

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Derived

dissociational, photodissociation, predissociation, vibrodissociation, acid dissociation constant, bond dissociation energy, dissociation energy, dissociation reaction

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at dissociation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at dissociation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at dissociation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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