Definition of Dissociative

1. Adjective. Tending to produce dissociation.

Similar to: Divisible
Derivative terms: Dissociate

Definition of Dissociative

1. a. Tending or leading to dissociation.

Definition of Dissociative

1. Adjective. removing or separating from some association ¹

2. Adjective. causing dissociation ¹

3. Adjective. (psychology) related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders ¹

4. Noun. a dissociative drug ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dissociative

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissociative

dissociated
dissociated anaesthesia
dissociated nystagmus
dissociates
dissociating
dissociation
dissociation by interference
dissociation constant
dissociation constant of a base
dissociation constant of an acid
dissociation constant of water
dissociation energy
dissociation reaction
dissociation sensibility
dissociations
dissociative (current term)
dissociative anaesthesia
dissociative disorder
dissociative disorders
dissociative drug
dissociative drugs
dissociative hysteria
dissociative identity disorder
dissociative reaction
dissociative recombination
dissociatively
dissociatives
dissociator
dissociators
dissogony

Literary usage of Dissociative

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1905)
"The molecular weight is normal in nearly all the mixtures, and association only persists when the percentage of the dissociative solvent is very small. ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1900)
"Still even in concentrated acid, the extraordinary dissociative power of water would assert itself, and the acid regarded as solvent would become ..."

3. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"However, PTSD, MPD, and dissociative disorders seem to cluster with chemical ... It is necessary to differentiate between PTSD and acute dissociative states ..."

4. The Conductivity of Liquids: Methods, Results, Chemical Applications and by Olin Freeman Tower (1905)
"(5) That a certain relation exists between the latent heat of vaporization of liquids, their dielectric constants, and their dissociative power has been ..."

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