disintegrate

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Plastic wipes don't disintegrate when flushed down the toilet, so when oil and fat congeal on them, so-called fatbergs form in sewers, which water companies say cost them £200m a year to clear.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

When these shelves thin or disintegrate, that stabilizing effect disappears, allowing land ice to move more quickly into the ocean and raise global sea levels.

From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025

Were you to cook Swiss chard fully intact, without separating the stems and leaves, the leaf would disintegrate by the time the stems were tender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

SpaceX, for instance, designs most of its Starlink satellites to disintegrate upon reentry.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025

Mint Imperials're hard as pebbles at first but they disintegrate into sugary mush.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell