Definition of "disintegrator"

One who, or that which, disintegrates.

1. A machine for crushing or pulverising oil cake, mineral ores, etc.  examples

2. (science fiction) A laser or similar weapon or device that can disintegrate matter.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • '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