dissimilation

dissimilation is a 13-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of making dissimilar. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of making dissimilar.
2. noun. breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

   Synonyms: catabolism, katabolism

3. noun. 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, katabolism

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