dissociated

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dissociated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  dissociate \dis*so"ci*ate\ (d[i^]s*s[=o]"sh[i^]*[=a]t), v. t.
     [imp. & p. p. Dissociated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissociating.]
     [L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare to dissociate; dis- +
     sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. See Social.]
     To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to
     disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete
     substance.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly
           dissociated himself from the reformer.   --A. W. Ward.
     [1913 Webster]

  dissociated \dissociated\ adj.
     1. not connected or associated.
  
     Syn: unconnected.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     2. (Chem.) diffusing independently in a fluid; -- said of
        ions or molecules which may form relatively stable
        associated structures; as, the products become rapidly
        dissociated from the active site of the enzyme. Opposite
        of associated.
        [PJC]