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Meaning of KATABOLISM

Pronunciation:  ku'tabu`lizum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy
 
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 Synonyms: catabolism, destructive metabolism, dissimilation
 
 Antonyms: anabolism, constructive metabolism
 
 See Also: biological process, metabolic process, metabolism, metastasis, organic process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ka*tab"o*lism\, n. [Gr. ? down + ? to throw.]
(Physiol.)
Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism;
-- opposed to {anabolism}. See {Disassimilation}.
 

 

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