DESTRUCTIVE ASSIMILATION
\dɪstɹˈʌktɪv ɐsˌɪmɪlˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪstɹˈʌktɪv ɐsˌɪmɪlˈeɪʃən], \d_ɪ_s_t_ɹ_ˈʌ_k_t_ɪ_v ɐ_s_ˌɪ_m_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Disassimilation, destructive metamorphosis; the molecular separation of any of the constituents of an organism and its reduction to the excrementitious state. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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