English noun: dissimilation | |||
1. | dissimilation (process) a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other | ||
Samples | The Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | linguistic process | ||
2. | dissimilation (process) breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy | ||
Synonyms | catabolism, destructive metabolism, katabolism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||
Part meronym | metabolic process, metabolism | ||
Antonyms | anabolism, constructive metabolism | ||