| NOUN | process | dissimilation | a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other |
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| process | dissimilation, catabolism, katabolism, destructive metabolism | breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy |
| Meaning | A linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other. | |
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| Example | "the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation" | |
| Broader | linguistic process | A process involved in human language |
| Spanish | disimilación | |
| Catalan | dissimilació | |
| Verbs | dissimilate | become dissimilar / dissimilar or less similar |
| dissimilate | become dissimilar / dissimilar by changing the sound qualities | |
| Meaning | Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy. | |
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| Synonyms | catabolism, katabolism, destructive metabolism | |
| Part of | metabolism, metabolic process | The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Opposite | anabolism, constructive metabolism | The synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy |
| Spanish | catabolismo | |
| Catalan | catabolisme | |
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