DissimilationWordNet Explorer

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noun

breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

Words in this synset: catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive_metabolism
noun

a process occurring in living organisms

noun

the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

noun

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

Words in this synset: dissimilation
noun

a process involved in human language

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