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Catabolic   Listen
adjective
catabolic  adj.  (Formerly spelled katabolic)  
1.
Of or pertaining to catabolism; as, catabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing stability.
2.
Characterized by destructive metabolism; contrasted with anabolic.





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"Catabolic" Quotes from Famous Books



... had only been trying to cheer him up as any friend might reasonably do. After all, a tree and a man.... Nonsense! One had an anabolic metabolism, one a catabolic. ...
— The Venus Trap • Evelyn E. Smith


Words linked to "Catabolic" :   anabolic, catabolism, destructive-metabolic, energy-releasing


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