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dissimilation
Definition: 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"
catabolism
katabolism
dissimilation
destructive metabolism
Definition: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
Definition: The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.