Definition
Relating to, involving, or promoting dissimilation; characterized by making things dissimilar or different.
Etymology
From Latin dissimilatorius (dissimilate + -ory/-atory suffix). The -atory suffix creates an adjective meaning 'serving to' or 'pertaining to.' This is the more formal, technical variant of dissimilative.
Kelly Says
In microbiology, dissimilatory processes are how bacteria break down organic compounds while obtaining energy—it's a completely different chemical pathway than assimilatory metabolism, showing how life uses opposite strategies for building and breaking down.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የተለያዩ
ye-te-lye-ay-u
ARالعربية
مختلف
mu-khta-lif
CACatalà
dissimilar
dis-si-mil-lar
CSČeština
rozličné
ro-zli-tche
DADansk
forskellig
for-skel-lig
DEDeutsch
dissimiliatorisch
dis-si-mi-la-to-ri-sch
ELΕλληνικά
διαφορετικός
dia-fo-re-ti-kos
ESEspañol
disimilatorio
dis-i-mi-la-to-ree-o
FISuomi
erilainen
e-ri-lai-nen
FRFrançais
dissimilatoire
dis-i-mi-la-to-r
HUMagyar
különböző
kül-ön-do-ző
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak serupa
ti-dak se-ru-pa
ITItaliano
dissimile
dis-si-mi-le
JA日本語
類似しない
ri-yu-u-shi-nai
KO한국어
유사하지 않음
yu-sa-ha-ji an-eum
MSBahasa Melayu
berbeza
ber-be-za
MYမြန်မာ
ကြားကြား
kya-r-kya-r
NLNederlands
verschillend
ver-schil-lend
NONorsk
forskjellig
for-skjel-lig
PTPortuguês
dissimilatório
dis-si-mi-la-to-ree-o
RORomână
diferit
di-fe-rit
RUРусский
непохожий
ne-po-kho-zhyy
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
வேறுபட்ட
ve-ru-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
విభिन्न
vi-bhin-na
THไทย
ไม่เหมือนกัน
mai-muean-gan
TRTürkçe
benzersiz
ben-zer-siz
UKУкраїнська
різний
ri-znyy
VITiếng Việt
không giống
khong gio-ng