n (chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
n A musical technique, by where the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, and can vary in heaviness depending on the genre.
n (sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
n (US|dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, as among the blacks of the southern United States.
n (US|dated) Any crude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
n (US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.