dissimilation
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The result has been widespread public furor over crime, cultural dissimilation and fears of terrorism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2016
It is in direct contradiction to that theory which supposes that each stimulus is followed by dissimilation or break-down of the tissue, reducing its function below par.
From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
Old Fr. livel became by dissimilation nivel, now niveau.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
These parts are all concerned in the processes of assimilation and dissimilation, and the lower layer may accordingly be called the trophic layer.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
Sometimes dissimilation leads to the disappearance of a consonant, e.g.,
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
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