to dissociate

Examples

• All

• The blastula is dissociated to yield single cells (D) that will be used as nuclear donors.

  Academic text (1999)

• The frequency was set so that any molecule that might have formed would dissociate into m_f = -9/2 and m_f = -7/2 atoms.

  Academic text (2003)

• So it'll be easy for it to dissociate to give H plus, right?

• You have a ground state and that dissociates the ground state atoms.

• So it's possible to dissociate a hydrogen on Palladium.

• I'm taking an acid and I'm dissociating it in water.

• A previously dissociated cell (D) is drawn into a micropipette and inserted into the enucleated ovum (H).

  Academic text (1999)

• For biochemical analysis, hippocampi were subdissected, snap frozen in liquid nitrogen, and dissociated using a CryoGrinder.

  Academic text (2018)

• For primary glial cultures, brains from P1-P4 pups were dissociated into single-cell suspensions with a papain dissociation system.

  Academic text (2018)

• When certain materials dissolve in water, they will dissociate into positively and negatively charged ions.

Synonyms

S

to separate

vsto dissociate

297 1.9

To break into parts or pieces

is specific to reversible molecular splitting rather than general division

B

to break up

vsto dissociate

66 2.7

Separate something into smaller pieces

focuses on molecular level and reversibility, not physical fragmentation

C

to come apart

vsto dissociate

44 3.1

To break into pieces or fall into separate parts

describes temporary molecular separation rather than physical fragmentation

B

to break down

vsto dissociate

• Specialized

36 3.7

To make something separate into smaller parts by a chemical process

is reversible splitting at molecular or ionic level rather than general permanent change

B

to break apart

vsto dissociate

26 3.0

To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group

applies to reversible molecular splitting not to literal breaking

D

to decompose

vsto dissociate

• Specialized

9 5.5

To break a substance into smaller chemical parts using heat or chemicals

is a temporary molecular separation rather than full chemical breakdown

Antonyms

C

to combine

638 2.7

To mix two or more things into one

S

to synthesize

55 6.4

To combine ideas or materials to make something new

How Dissociated

to ionize

• Specialized

15 7.2

to dissociate

• Specialized

1 7.4

to disintegrate

35 5.8

to decompose

• Specialized

37 4.4

to remain

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology