# association

> assembling of separate molecular entities into aggregate, especially of oppositely charged free ions into ion pairs or larger and not necessarily well-defined clusters of ions held together by electrostatic attraction;reverse of dissociation

**Wikidata**: [Q744719](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744719)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/association-q744719


## References

1. [Source](http://goldbook.iupac.org/html/A/A00472.html)