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Dissimilation   Listen
Dissimilation

noun
1.
A linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other.
2.
Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy.  Synonyms: catabolism, destructive metabolism, katabolism.





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Words linked to "Dissimilation" :   metabolism, katabolism, anabolism, dissimilate, organic process, biological process, linguistic process, metabolic process


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