dissociative, a.
(dɪˈsəʊʃɪətɪv)
[f. dissociate v. + -ive.]
Tending to dissociate; spec. in Chem. causing dissociation or direct decomposition.
| 1882 Edin. Rev. July 53 The resolution of carbonic acid into its elements..is one of the most familiar instances of this transformation of solar radiation into dissociative action. Ibid. 54 Their dissociative power..dependent upon their being made of compound molecules. |