Noun

• S: (n) decomposition, disintegration (in a decomposed state)
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• S: (n) disintegration (a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system) "a disintegration of personality"
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• S: (n) dissolution, disintegration (separation into component parts)
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• S: (n) fibrinolysis (a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots) "drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically"
• S: (n) lysis ((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)
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• S: (n) decay, radioactive decay, disintegration (the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation)
• S: (n) annihilation, disintegration (total destruction) "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"