DISSOCIATION  , a separation or dispersal, the opposite of association . In See also:

• CHEMISTRY
• CHEMISTRY (formerly "chymistry"; Gr. xvµela; for derivation see ALCHEMY)

chemistry the See also:

• TERM

term is given to chemical reactions in which a substance decomposes into two or more substances, and particularly to cases in which associated molecules break down into simpler molecules . Thus the reactions NH4C I NH3+HC 1, and PCl Ee PCl 8+C12 are instances of theconnected with dizen, in See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• ENGLISH

English seen in " bedizen," to See also:

• DECK

deck out or embellish, originally " to equip the See also:

• DISTAFF

distaff with See also:

• FLAX

flax, &c.," cf. the See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German dialectal word Diesse, flax . The last See also:

• PART

part of the word is " See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff." " Distaff " from See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early times has been used to symbolize woman's See also:

• WORK

work (cf. the use of " spinster " for an unmarried woman); thus the" distaff " or "spindle " See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of a See also:

• FAMILY

family refers to the See also:

• FEMALE

female See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch, as opposed to the " See also:

• SPEAR (O. Eng. spere, O. H. Ger. sper, mod. Ger. speer, &c., cf. Lat. sparrs; probably related to " spar, " a beam)

spear " or male branch . The 7th of See also:

• JANUARY

January, the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day after See also:

• EPIPHANY, FEAST OF

Epiphany, was formerly known as St Distaff's day, as See also:

• WOMEN

women then began work again after the See also:

• CHRISTMAS (i.e. the Mass of Christ)

Christmas See also:

• HOLIDAY

holiday .