· separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
Synonym(s): break_up, break_down
Hypernym(s): separate
· lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
Synonym(s): disintegrate, decay
Hypernym(s): change_integrity
· break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
Synonym(s): rot, molder, moulder
Hypernym(s): decay