disintegrative verb
dis·in·te·grate
The verb form of disintegrative is disintegrate
D dDefinitions
- verb without object disintegrative to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age. 1
- verb without object disintegrative Physics. to decay. (of a nucleus) to change into one or more different nuclei after being bombarded by high-energy particles, as alpha particles or gamma rays. 1
- verb with object disintegrative to reduce to particles, fragments, or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of: Rocks are disintegrated by frost and rain. 1