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- dis|sim|u|la|tion «dih SIHM yuh LAY shuhn», noun.
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dis|sim|i|la|tion — «dih SIHM uh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of making or becoming unlike. 2. Biology. the breakdown of organic compounds into simpler ones; catabolism. 3. Phonetics. the change in a speech sound making it less like a similar sound nearby, such as… … Useful english dictionary
dis|as|sim|i|la|tion — «DIHS uh SIHM uh LAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of disassimilating; catabolism … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
sim — al·ge·sim·e·ter; as·sim·i·la·bil·i·ty; as·sim·i·la·ble; as·sim·i·la·tion; as·sim·i·la·tion·ist; as·sim·i·la·tive; as·sim·i·la·tor; as·sim·i·la·to·ry; as·sim·i·nea; den·sim·e·ter; dis·sim·i·late; dis·sim·i·la·tion; dis·sim·i·la·to·ry;… … English syllables
dissimilation — dis·sim·i·la·tion … English syllables
dissimulate — dis•sim•u•late [[t]dɪˈsɪm yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to disguise or conceal under a false appearance 2) to conceal one s true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense • Etymology: 1525–35; < L dissimulātus, ptp. of dissimulāre to… … From formal English to slang
dissimilation — dis•sim•i•la•tion [[t]dɪˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of making or becoming unlike 2) phn the process by which a speech sound becomes different from a neighboring sound, as in purple from Old English purpure or disappears because of an… … From formal English to slang
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
dissimilation — 1. SYN: disassimilation. 2. SYN: catabolism. * * * dis·sim·i·la·tion (.)dis .im ə lā shən n CATABOLISM dis·sim·i·late ( )dis im ə .lāt vt, lat·ed; lat·ing dis·sim·i·la·tive .lāt iv … Medical dictionary
Dissimilation — Dis*sim i*la tion, n. The act of making dissimilar. H. Sweet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
