| Pronunciation: | | `anu'bâlik
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- [adj] characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism; "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily"
- [adj] of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
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ANABOLIC is a 8 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | constructive-metabolic(a), energy-storing(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | catabolic, katabolic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An`a*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ? something heaped up; ? + ? a
stroke.] (Physiol.)
Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes,
more or less constructive in their nature.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Constructive tissue change, as contrasted with destructive (catabolic). |
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