Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dissimilation

2 senses of dissimilation

Sense 1
dissimilation -- (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")
       => linguistic process -- (a process involved in human language)

Sense 2
catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism -- (breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy)
       => organic process, biological process -- (a process occurring in living organisms)