dissimilation
/ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/noun
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1
The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
2
A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
3
A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.
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