'Dissimilation' definitions:
Definition of 'dissimilation'
(from WordNet)
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
Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy [syn: catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism] [ant: anabolism, constructive metabolism]
Definition of 'Dissimilation'
From: GCIDE
- Dissimilation \Dis*sim`i*la"tion\, n. The act of making dissimilar. --H. Sweet. [1913 Webster]