separate divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
chemical science,
chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
digest soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
dissociate to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"
crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
decompose -
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
