disintegrator
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]disintegrate + -or
Noun
[edit]disintegrator (plural disintegrators)
- One who, or that which, disintegrates.
- A machine for crushing or pulverising oil cake, mineral ores, etc.
- (science fiction) A laser or similar weapon or device that can disintegrate matter.
- 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Disintegration Machine[1]:
- '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.'