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Meaning of ANABOLISM

Pronunciation:  u'nabu`lizum

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  synthesis of more complex substances from simpler ones
 

ANABOLISM is a 9 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: constructive metabolism
 
 Antonyms: catabolism, destructive metabolism, dissimilation, katabolism
 
 See Also: biological process, metabolic process, metabolism, metastasis, organic process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*nab"o*lism\, n. (Physiol.)
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished
from katabolism.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Building healthy body tissues from dietary calories and protein.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A stage of intermediary metabolism in which cell components are synthesized from smaller precursor molecules; anabolism is a process that requires energy.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: assimilation, avatar, basal metabolism, catabolism, catalysis, consubstantiation, displacement, heterotopia, metabolism, metagenesis, metamorphism, metamorphosis, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, mutant, mutated form, mutation, permutation, reincarnation, sport, transanimation, transfiguration, transfigurement, transformation, transformism, translation, translocation, transmigration, transmogrification, transmutation, transposition, transubstantiation
 

 

 

 

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