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dissimilation

[dih-sim-uh-ley-shuhn] / dɪˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən /


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The result has been widespread public furor over crime, cultural dissimilation and fears of terrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2016

As the brain mediates between sensation and motion, so the vascular system is the go-between of the organs of assimilation and the organs of dissimilation.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

These parts are all concerned in the processes of assimilation and dissimilation, and the lower layer may accordingly be called the trophic layer.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

It is in direct contradiction to that theory which supposes that each stimulus is followed by dissimilation or break-down of the tissue, reducing its function below par.

From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose

The modified or positive response in nerve is thus held to be due to assimilation; after continuous stimulation, this process is supposed to be transformed into one of dissimilation, with the attendant negative response.

From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose




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