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Meaning of KATABOLIC

Pronunciation:  `katu'bâlik

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  characterized by destructive metabolism
  2. [adj]  relating to or characterized by catabolism
 

KATABOLIC is a 9 letter word that starts with K.

 

 Synonyms: catabolic, catabolic, destructive-metabolic(a), energy-releasing(a)
 
 Antonyms: anabolic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Kat`a*bol"ic\, a. (Physiol.)
Of or pertaining to katabolism; as, katabolic processes,
which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing
complexity and increasing stability.

 

 

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