- 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"
--1 is a kind of linguistic process
Derived forms: verb dissimilate1, verb dissimilate3 - catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism - breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy
--2 is a kind of organic process, biological process
--2 is a part of metabolism, metabolic process, metastasis