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disintegration

[dis-in-tuh-grey-shuhn] / dɪsˌɪn təˈgreɪ ʃən /


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But most microplastics come from the slow disintegration of larger plastic products, including plastic wrap, takeaway containers, polyester clothes, tyres, paint and artificial turf.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Allen made an entire album about the disintegration of her marriage to David Barbour.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Bush nor President Mikhail Gorbachev anticipated: the disintegration of the U.S.S.R.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Aung San's wartime comrade Ne Win, who had taken the helm of the armed forces after the leader's assassination in murky circumstances, swooped in in a putsch he justified as protection against Myanmar's disintegration.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Within a few days, he proposed a solution: the protons were disintegration products not of the targets but of the deutons themselves, which were “exploding” upon contact with the atomic nuclei.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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