dissimilation

Pronunciation:		di`simu'leyshun
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy [n] 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"

	Synonyms:	catabolism, destructive metabolism, katabolism

	Antonyms:	anabolism, constructive metabolism

	See Also:	biological process, linguistic process, metabolic process, metabolism, metastasis, organic process

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Dissim`ila"tion\, n. The act of making dissimilar. --H. Sweet.