See Also: dissimilation(medicine)
dissimilation(dictionary)

dissimilation (iou)



dissimilation noun. M19.
[from DISSIMILATE after ASSIMILATION.]
The action of making dissimilar; the process of becoming dissimilar. M19.
spec. (Linguistics) The differentiation of two identical sounds occurring near each other in a word by the change of one of them, as purple from Old English purpuran. L19.
Biology. Destructive metabolism, catabolism. L19.