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disassimilative

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having power to disassimilate; of the nature of disassimilation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

Examples

  • 1888-1889, John Gray McKendrick, A Text Book of Physiology Disassimilative processes constitute a marked feature in the life of animal cells.

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History

Etymology

From dis- + assimilative.