dissimilation

nouns

a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
"the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation"
dissimilation
is derived from
dissimilate
is derived from
dissimilate
is a type of (narrower)
a process involved in human language
linguistic process
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
catabolism, destructive metabolism, dissimilation, katabolism