dissimilation

/ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.

2

A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.

3

A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.

Brimstone is "properly" *brinstone, displaying an ancient careless pronunciation made respectable by being called "dissimilation".

noun

1

Misspelling of dissimulation.

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