dissimilation

Words with a similar base: dissimilation

'dissimilation'

[dissimilation.n.01] as in: a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other

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Examples:
the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation

'dissimilation'

[catabolism.n.01] as in: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy