dissimilation English

Meaning dissimilation meaning

What does dissimilation mean?

dissimilation

— noun a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation

— noun (= catabolism) breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

Synonyms dissimilation synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as dissimilation?

dissimilation English » English

catabolism

katabolism

destructive metabolism

heterization

devolution

catabolic