dethreading en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English threading English dethreading From de- + threading.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Any process in which the threaded structure of a molecule (such as a rotaxane) is disrupted.