Definition of "dissimilation" in English

noun

1. The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.

2. (microbiology) A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.

3. (phonology, phonetics) A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.

noun

1. Misspelling of dissimulation.