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Definition: Disassimilation
Disassimilation
\Dis`as*sim`i*la"tion\, n. (Physics)
The decomposition of complex substances, within the organism,
into simpler ones suitable only for excretion, with evolution
of energy, -- a normal nutritional process the reverse of
assimilation; downward metabolism; -- now more commonly
called
catabolism.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The breaking down of already existing chemical
compounds into simpler ones, sometimes called
disassimilation. --Martin.
[1913 Webster]