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DISINTEGRATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

clastic (of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone))

decompositional (causing organic decay)

Antonym:

integrative (combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole)

Derivation:

disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)

disintegrate (cause to undergo fission or lose particles)

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