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Meaning of word dissimilation from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

dissimilation   noun

Meaning : A linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other.

Example : The Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation.

Meaning : Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy.

Synonyms : catabolism, destructive metabolism, katabolism

The synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy.

anabolism, constructive metabolism

Dissimilation meaning in Bengali (Bangla).