dissociative
/dɪˈsoʊʃiətɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or causing a feeling of being disconnected from your own body, thoughts, or identity.
- Dissociative disorders often begin after a person goes through a very stressful event.
- She experienced dissociative symptoms after the accident, such as feeling unreal.
- The drug can have dissociative effects, making users feel detached from their surroundings.
- Relating to the separation of a substance into simpler parts, especially in chemistry.
- The chemist studied the dissociative behavior of the compound at high temperatures.
- In this reaction, the dissociative step is the slowest part.
- The dissociative properties of the solvent allow the salt to break into ions.
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