Meaning of ANABOLISM
| Pronunciation: | | u'nabu`lizum
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| | Definition: | | [n] synthesis of more complex substances from simpler ones |
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| | Synonyms: | | constructive metabolism |
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| | Antonyms: | | catabolism, destructive metabolism, dissimilation, katabolism | | |
| | See Also: | | biological process, metabolic process, metabolism, metastasis, organic process | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*nab"o*lism\, n. (Physiol.)
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished
from katabolism.
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| | Definition: | | Building healthy body tissues from dietary calories and protein. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A stage of intermediary metabolism in which cell components are synthesized from smaller precursor molecules; anabolism is a process that requires energy. |
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| | 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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