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Meanings of dissimilation in English

Portuguese
catabolismo
Catalan
catabolisme

Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy.

catabolismo
Usage of dissimilation in English
1
Their object was not so different, though even in this there was a certain dissimilation.
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2
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.
Form and Function: A Contribution to the History of Animal Morph...
3
This inhibition was attributed to glucose repression of respiratory enzymes as, in the quadruple mutant, respiratory pyruvate dissimilation is essential for ATP synthesis and growth.
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Translations for dissimilation
Portuguese
catabolismo
Dissimilation through the time