Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Produced by dissimilation.
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- adjective Of, pertaining to, or causing
dissimilation
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Examples
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Das (2002) Adhesion of dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing bacteria to Fe(III) minerals.
Flagellum evolution -- how's your German? - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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To call this process 'dissimilation' requires you to first describe in scientific terms what the originally common feature might have been between dental plosives and high vowels, otherwise it cannot be classified as dissimilatory in nature.
Japanese dialect mirrors suspected PIE development of sibilantization between two dental stops 2009
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Oxygen solubility is extremely poor at such high salinities and, not surprisingly, in addition to aerobic respiration most halophilic organisms also require alternate means of energy production such as phototrophy, denitrification and other dissimilatory processes
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