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Dissociation

Definition: Dissociation

Dissociation

Noun

1. The act of removing from association.

2. A state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently.

3. (chemistry) the temporary or reversible chemical process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "dissociation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references)

Etymology: Dissociation \Dis*so`ci*a"tion\, noun. [Latin expression dissociatio: compare to the French expression dissociation.]. (Websters 1913)


Specialty Definition: Dissociation

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

The separation of a complex molecule into constituents by collision with a second body, or by absorption of a photon.The product of dissociation of a molecule is two ions, one positively charged and one negatively charged. (references)

Electrical Engineering

The process whereby a molecule is split into simpler fragments which may be smaller molecules, atoms, free radicals or ions. Source: European Union. (references)

Health

1. the act of separating or state of being separated. 2. the separation of a molecule into two or more fragments (atoms, molecules, ions, or free radicals) produced by the absorption of light or thermal energy or by solvation. 3. in psychology, a defense mechanism in which a group of mental processes are segregated from the rest of a person's mental activity in order to avoid emotional distress, as in the dissociative disorders (q.v.), or in which an idea or object is segregated from its emotional significance; in the first sense it is roughly equivalent to splitting, in the second, to isolation. 4. a defect of mental integration in which one or more groups of mental processes become separated off from normal consciousness and, thus separated, function as a unitary whole. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Dissociation

Synonym: disassociation (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Dissociation

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Irrelation

Noun: irrelation, dissociation; misrelation; inapplicability; inconnection; multifariousness; disconnection; (disjunction); inconsequence, independence; incommensurability; irreconcilableness; (disagreement); heterogeneity; unconformity; irrelevancy, impertinence, nihil ad rem; intrusion; non-pertinence.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Dissociation

English words defined with "dissociation": Arrhenius, Arrhenius theory of dissociationcompartmentalisation, compartmentalizationdissociation constant, dissociative, dissociative disorderheat of dissociationOstwald's theory of indicatorsSvante August Arrheniustheory of dissociation, theory of electrolytic dissociation, theory of indicators, Thermolysis. (references)
Specialty definitions using "dissociation": aeronomy, AV junctional escape rhythm, AV junctional rhythmBiophotolysiselectrolytic dissociationfree radicalsgas dynamics, GTP-Binding Protein Regulators, Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsI-kappa B, ionic equilibriumMethemalbumin, Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteinsphotodissocation, predissociationral Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorScortecci process, solubility product concentrationTachycardia, Ventricular, TransducinVan Dyke. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Dissociation" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Danish (dissociation), French (dissociation).

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Commercial Usage: Dissociation

DomainTitle

Books

  • Dissociation in Children and Adolescents (reference)

  • Multiple Selves, Multiple Voices: Working With Trauma, Violation, and Dissociation (The Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology) (reference)

  • Standing in the Spaces: Essays on Clinical Process, Trauma, and Dissociation (reference)

  • The Dissociation of a Personality (Classics in Psychology, 1855-1914) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

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Non-Fiction Usage: Dissociation

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The patients with fatal infections appear to have severe myocardial depression which can progress to sinus bradycardia with subsequent electromechanical dissociation, ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. (references)

Drugs such as PCP (phencyclidine) and ketamine, which were initially developed as general anesthetics for surgery, distort perceptions of sight and sound and produce feelings of detachment - dissociation - from the environment and self. But these mind-altering effects are not hallucinations. (references)

The effects vary with dose, and dextromethorphan users describe a set of distinct dose-dependent "plateaus" ranging from a mild stimulant effect with distorted visual perceptions at low (approximately 2-ounce) doses to a sense of complete dissociation from one's body at doses of 10 ounces or more. The effects typically last for 6 hours. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Dissociation

"Dissociation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dissociation" is used about 204 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%20421,327

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Dissociation

Expressions using "dissociation": arrhenius theory of dissociation dissociation constant Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitors heat of dissociation theory of dissociation theory of electrolytic dissociation. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Dissociation

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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Modern Translation: Dissociation

Language Translations for "dissociation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

disociim, zbërthim në atome, veçim (detachment, disjunction, disunion, divorce, insularity, insulation, isolation, retirement, seclusion, segregation, separation, withdrawal), shkëputje e idesë, shkëputje (abruption, avulsion, detachment, disengagement, disjunction, disunion, parting, secession, separation), ndarje në jone, ndarje (allotment, bay, break, chamber, cleavage, compartment, detachment, differentiation, disjunction, dismemberment, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, estrangement, fission, fissure, fragmentation, leave taking, outgiving, parceling, parcelling, parting, partition, schism, scission, secession, segmentation, segregation, separation, severance, share out, sorting, spacing, split, splitting). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏فصل (adjudge, adjudicate, arrive at a resolution, break, break up, cashier, cut, cut off, decide, decision, demarcation, detach, detail, determine, discharge, disconnect, disconnection, disentangle, disjoin, disjunction, dismiss, displace, displacement, dissociate, dissociate oneself from, disunite, divide, division, elaborate, expel, fire, have a final word, isolate, isolation, itemize, judge, lay off, make a decision, part, particularize, parting, partition, remove, render a judgement, resolve, sack, seclude, seclusion, segregate, segregation, separate, separation, set apart, settle, sever, severance, sunder, wean), ‏تفكيك (dismantling, taking apart), ‏تفكك (come apart, dissociate, separate, taking apart, unfreeze), ‏الانفصالية (separatism), ‏إنفصام العقل, ‏إنفصال (detachment, disconnection, disengagement, disunion, disunity, division, divorce, estrangement, insularity, schism, scission, secession, separation, split). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

разцепление на личността, разграничаване (differentiation), разединение (disaccord, disunion, divorcement, interruption), разпадане (breakup, collapse, decay, disintegration, disruption, dissolution), разделяне (disjunction, disseverance, divarication, division, divorce, divorcement, parting, partition, scission, section, segmentation, segregation, severance), дисоциация. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

离解 (Dissociate, Dissociated, Dissociating). (various references)

   

Czech

  

distancování se (standoff). (various references)

   

Danish

  

dissociation (double consciousness). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

dissociatie (double consciousness). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

dissosiaatiolämpö (dissociation energy), dissosiaatiokäyrä (dissociation curve), hemoglobiinin happidissosiaatiokäyrä (oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve), hajoamislämpö (dissociation energy). (various references)

   

French

  

dissociation. (various references)

   

German

  

dissoziation, Absonderung (abstraction, emission, isolation, reject, seclusion, secretion, segregation, separation, severance). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

διχασμός (division). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

" תקות (detachment, disengagement, severance, sundering), תוק (breaking off, cutting off, detachment, disconnection, disruption, insularity, separation, severance, snap). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szétválasztás (disassociation, disconnection, partition, pulling apart, pulling asunder, sifting, splitting). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

perceraian (breakup, divorce, separation). (various references)

   

Italian

  

dissociazione (double consciousness). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

解離 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

かいり (1852m, 6080ft, beaver, estrangement, nautical mile, separation). (various references)

   

Manx

  

scarrey (alienate, alienation, break away, break off, break up, come away, detach, detachment; spread, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disjunction, dissociate, distinguish, disunion, disunite, diverge, divergence, divide, divorce, draw apart; spacing, insulation, leaving, part, part with, parting, relinquish, schism, secede, secession, segment, segregate, segregation, separate, separating, separation, sever, severance, shut off, slough, split up, start, sunder), jee-hymsaghey (dissociate), jee-chumraagey (dissociate). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

issociationday

   

Portuguese

  

dissociaçao, dissociação (dissociative), dissociação, desdobramento da consciência (double consciousness), separar (branch, break, Buddle, calve, cluster of islands, detach, disassemble, disband, disconnected, discriminating, disembogue, disengage, disesteem, disintegrate, disjoint, dispart, dissever, disunity, divide, divvy, insulate, isolated, keep assembly lines rolling, outbreak, part, seclude, segregate, separate, sever, sort, sort out, sunder, uncouple, unleash, unlink, wean). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

disociere, desolidarizare, separare (cleavage, detachment, disjunction, division, isolation, parting, partition, segregation, separation, severance). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

распад (breakup, break-up, decay, decomposition, disinteration, dissipation, dissolution), разъединение (decatenation, detachment, disconnection, disengagement, disjunction, disseverance, disunion, divorce, release, separation), разобщенность (disconnection, disconnexion), разобщение (disunion), разложение (corruption, decay, decomposition, degradation, dissipation, dissolution, putrefaction), крекинг-процесс, отмежевание, отделение (cell, compartment, desk, detachment, disseverance, parting, partition, segregation, separation), диссоциация. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

distanciranje, ograda (banister, enclosure, fence, haw, hedge, railing, reservation, reserve, ring fence), odvajanje (detachment, secession, segmentation, segregate, segregation, separation, sequester). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

disociación (double consciousness, segregation). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

upplösning (breakup, decomposition, denouement, disbandment, disintegration, disintergration, dismissal, dismission, disruption, dissolution, fragmentation, resolution, solution, unraveling, winding up), åtskiljande (disjunction, disjunctive, distinctive, parting). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kişilik çözünmesi sonucu çıkan savunma mekanizması, ayrılma (breakaway, breakup, check out, cleavage, decampment, defection, departure, deviation, disconnection, disconnexion, disjunction, disunion, divergence, divergency, divorce, excursion, leave taking, leaving, parting, scission, secession, secessional, segregation, separation, sequestration, severance, split, split up, sunder, sunderance, turn off), ayrışma (decay, decomposition, resolution, separation), ayırma (abstraction, appropriation, assortment, combout, cull, detachment, distinction, division, estrangement, fractionation, insularity, isolation, partition, reduction, resolution, screening, segregation, segregative, seperation, sequestration, severance, sunder, sunderance, throw out, turn off), çözünme (dissolution, resolution, solution). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

розщеплення (cleavage, decomposition, fission, resolve, scission, splitting), роз'"днаність (disunion), роз'"днання (abruption, detachment, disarticulation, disconnection, disconnexion, disjunction, disunion), дисоціація. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự phân ra (disassociation), sự phân ly (decomposition, disassociation, segregation, separation). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Dissociation

Derivations

Words beginning with "dissociation": dissociations. (additional references)

Words ending with "dissociation": photodissociation. (additional references)

Words containing "dissociation": photodissociations. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Dissociation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: disociation, distanciation. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Dissociation"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "dissociation" (pronounced di'sō'sēā"shun)
8-s ō' s ē ā" sh u nassociation.
6-s ē ā" sh u ndenunciation, pronunciation, renunciation.
5-ē ā" sh u nabbreviation, affiliation, alleviation, appreciation, appropriation, aviation, conciliation, creation, delineation, depreciation, deviation, differentiation, exfoliation, expatriation, expropriation, foliation, glaciation, humiliation, initiation, irradiation, mediation, misappropriation, miscreation, negotiation, nucleation, procreation, radiation, reconciliation, recreation, remediation, renegotiation, repatriation, repudiation, retaliation, substantiation, variation.
4-ā" sh u nabdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, approbation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, dictation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remuneration, renationalization, renomination, renovation, reorganization, reparation, replication, representation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3-sh u nabduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.

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Anagrams: Dissociation

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-i-i-i-n-o-o-s-s-t"

-3 letters: actinoids, iodations.

-4 letters: acidosis, actinoid, coitions, coniosis, diatonic, dictions, discants, distains, indicias, iodation, isatinic, isotonic, sadistic.

-5 letters: actions, atonics, caisson, casinos, cassino, cations, cissoid, coition, conidia, conoids, consist, dacoits, dicasts, diction, discant, distain, idiotic, indicia, indicts, isatins, nostocs, scotias, tocsins.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-d-i-i-i-n-o-o-s-s-t"
 

+1 letter: dissociations.

 

+2 letters: disassociation.

 

+3 letters: disassociations, solidifications.

 

+4 letters: discontinuations, disintoxications, inconsiderations.

 

+5 letters: coadministrations, photodissociating, photodissociation, resolidifications, semidomestication.

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Alternative Orthography: Dissociation


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 69 73 73 6F 63 69 61 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01101001 01110011 01110011 01101111 01100011 01101001 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#105 &#115 &#115 &#111 &#99 &#105 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0069 0073 0073 006F 0063 0069 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

387585858169756786758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Orthography
14. Bibliography


  

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