单词 | catabolism |
释义 | catabolism —catabolic /kat'euh bol"ik/, adj. —catabolically, adv. /keuh tab"euh liz'euhm/, n. Biol., Physiol. destructive metabolism; the breaking down in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of energy (opposed to anabolism). [1875-80; < Gk katabol(é) a throwing down (kata- CATA- + bolé a throw; cf. katabállein to throw down) + -ISM] |
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