ontbinding

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Dutch

Etymology

From ontbinden (to decompose) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: ont‧bin‧ding

Noun

ontbinding f (plural ontbindingen)

  1. decomposition (e.g. of organic matter or in mathematics)
    Het kadaver verkeert in staat van ontbinding.
    The cadaver is decomposing.
    De ontbinding van 46 in zijn priemfactoren geeft 2 en 23.
    The decomposition of 46 into its underlying primes yields 2 and 23.
  2. dissolution (e.g. of a legal entity)
    De ontbinding van de vereniging vond plaats in 1931.
    The dissolution of the society took place in 1931.

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