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Definition: Dissimilation |
DissimilationNoun1. 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". 2. Breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: DissimilationSynonyms: catabolism (n), destructive metabolism (n), katabolism (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: anabolism (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Dissimilation |
| Non-English Usage: "Dissimilation" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (dissimilation). |
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Albanian | disimilim, shpërngjashmim, ndryshim (alteration, amendment, change, difference, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, inflection, inflexion, innovation, manipulation, metamorphosis, modification, mutation, permutation, recast, reversal, reverse, shift, shifting, switch, transit, transition, turn, variation), largim (alienation, avulsion, back track, backtrack, departure, deviousness, drain, elimination, evacuation, expulsion, getaway, leave, moving away, parting, recession, removal), katabolizëm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | катаболизъм, дисимилация. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | dissimilering, dissimilation, nedbrydning (breakdown, catabolism, decay, decomposition, degradation, degrade, denudation, deterioration, detrition, disintegration, reaction, soil damage, soil degeneration, soil degradation, soil deterioration, transformation), katabolisme (catabolism, chemical breakdown). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dissimilatie, disassimilatie, catabolisme (catabolism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | dissimilaatio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dissimilation, désassimilation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dissimilierung, Dissimilation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καταβολισμός (catabolism), ανομοίωση, αφετεροίωση. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | disszimiláció. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kepura-puraan (pretense). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dissimilazione, fase del metabolismo comprendente l'insieme dei processi di disassimilazione e di disintegrazione dei costituenti organici, catabolismo (catabolism, katabolism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 異化 (catabolic, catabolism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | いか (and downward, below, catabolic, catabolism, clothes rack, cuttlefish, doctor, less than, medical department, medical science, not exceeding, squid, the following, the rest, under, up to). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | issimilationday dissimilação (dissimilitude), dessemelhança. (various references) диссимиляция. (various references) disimilacija. (various references) disimilación, desasimilación, dasasimilación. (various references) dissimilation (catabolism). (various references) розходження (cleavage, contradiction, divarication, divergence, divergency, diversification, variety), дисиміляція. (various references) sự l m cho khác nhau. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "dissimilation": dissimilations. (additional references) | |
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"Dissimilation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: disimination, dissimination. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-i-i-i-i-l-m-n-o-s-s-t" | |
-2 letters: initialisms. | |
-3 letters: initialism, moniliasis. | |
-4 letters: admission, dilations, idiotisms, laminitis, saintdoms, salmonids. | |
-5 letters: amitosis, animists, dialists, dilation, dislimns, distains, idiotism, idolisms, initials, liaisons, malisons, mastoids, militias, misdials, saintdom, salmonid, sandlots, simonist, sodalist, stasimon, tolidins. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-i-i-i-i-l-m-n-o-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: dissimilations. | |
+3 letters: dimensionalities. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 73 69 6D 69 6C 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .. ... ... .. -- .. .-.. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01110011 01101001 01101101 01101001 01101100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s s i m i l a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 0073 0069 006D 0069 006C 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38758585757975786786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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