dissimilation
NOUN
/dɪ,sɪmə'leɪʃən/
13 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
dissimilation is a valid 13-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1S1S1I1M3I1L1A1T1I1O1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does dissimilation mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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”
BROADER
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