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Assimilation | Assimilation \As*sim`i*la"tion\, n. [L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation.] 1. The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another. [1913 Webster] To aspire to an assimilation with God. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] The assimilation of gases and vapors. --Sir J. Herschel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in plants or animals. [1913 Webster] Not conversing the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Note: The term assimilation has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs. [1913 Webster] |
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