| Pronunciation: | | `katu'bâlik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] characterized by destructive metabolism
- [adj] relating to or characterized by catabolism
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KATABOLIC is a 9 letter word that starts with K. |
| | Synonyms: | | catabolic, catabolic, destructive-metabolic(a), energy-releasing(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | anabolic |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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