tóng​huà​zuò​yòng

assimilation (biology)

Senses

同化作用 tóng​huà​zuò​yòng assimilation (biology)

(biology) the process by which a living organism converts nutrients from food into substances for its own body

同化作用 tóng​huà​zuò​yòng assimilation (linguistics)

(linguistics) the process by which a sound becomes more similar to a neighboring sound to make pronunciation easier

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antonym 同化作用/同化作用 异化作用/異化作用