Katabolism

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  • n. Alternative form of catabolism.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; same as catabolism (now the more common spelling); -- opposed to anabolism. See disassimilation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See catabolism.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
    • Antonym
    anabolism   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    biological process    organic process   
    Variant
    catabolism    disassimilation   
     
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