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disintegrator en · NOUN

Etymology

From disintegrate + -or.

Meanings

1. One who, or that which, disintegrates. ▸ A machine for crushing or pulverising oil cake, mineral ores, etc.
2. One who, or that which, disintegrates. ▸ A laser or similar weapon or device that can disintegrate matter.
   • 'Well, gentlemen,' said he, in a velvety voice with only the least trace of a foreign accent, 'you have come, as I understand from our short chat over the wires, in order to learn more of the Nemor Disintegrator.' 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Disintegration Machine:

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