dissimilation
/dɪ,sɪmə'leɪʃən/
noun
13 letters5 syllables16 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy.
2
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”
WORD FORMS
Related formdissimilate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinissimilationday
Starts & ends withD … N
Syllablesdis · sim · i · la · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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