DISASSIMILATE

Etymology

Verb

disassimilate (third-person singular simple present disassimilates, present participle disassimilating, simple past and past participle disassimilated)

(physiology) To subject to disassimilation.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`as*sim"i*late, v. t. (Physiol.)

Definition: To subject to disassimilation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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