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disassimilative

disassimilative adjective: having power to disassimilate; of the nature of disassimilation.

Adjective

disassimilative (comparative more disassimilative, superlative most disassimilative)

  1. (especially) Having power to disassimilate; of the nature of disassimilation.
    • Disassimilative processes constitute a marked feature in the life of animal cells.1888-1889, John Gray McKendrick, A Text Book of Physiology

Forms of disassimilative

comparativemore disassimilative
superlativemost disassimilative

Origin of disassimilative

From dis- + assimilative.

Questions about disassimilative

What does disassimilative mean?
Disassimilative means having power to disassimilate; of the nature of disassimilation.
What part of speech is disassimilative?
Disassimilative is an adjective.

Words near disassimilative in the dictionary

  1. disassimilated
  2. disassimilates
  3. disassimilating
  4. disassimilation
  5. disassimilations
  6. disassimilative
  7. disassociate
  8. disassociated
  9. disassociates
  10. disassociating
  11. disassociation

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