Assimilatory

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Assimilatory \As*sim"i*la*to*ry\, a.
     Tending to assimilate, or produce assimilation; as,
     assimilatory organs.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  assimilatory
       adj : tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation
             (being absorbed into or incorporated); "an assimilative
             pattern"; "an assimilative process" [syn: {assimilating},
              {assimilative}]