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Katabolism

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See catabolism.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; same as catabolism (now the more common spelling); -- opposed to anabolism. See disassimilation.
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  • noun. Alternative form of catabolism.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
    • Word Usage
    "The most prominent symptoms are those connected with the process of katabolism, that is, of degeneration of the tissues, as indicated by their color and texture."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    anabolism  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    biological process  organic process  
    variant
    catabolism  disassimilation  
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