異化

alienation (philosophy) / (of speech) dissimilation

different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate

variant of 花[hua1]

to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]

catabolism (biology) / metabolic breaking down and waste disposal / dissimilation